DDoS: The Reason Why

DDoS: The Reason Why

abril 7, 2016 | NSFOCUS

Cyber Security Trend

Featured article by Stephen Gates

A DDoS attack is blatantly illegal anywhere, and distressingly common everywhere. In fact, by most analysts’ estimates, it’s getting worse—every online enterprise is worried about this assault, or at least should be.  Of course, some things have changed: The parties involved, the strategies deployed, the technologies used, and particularly the motives behind a given assault. In a sense, the motive shouldn’t matter that much, since putting up a solid defense and initiating recovery operations takes the same level of dedication and resource allocation. However, knowing the motive is actually critical for understanding the threat patterns, and what might be done with the stolen data. To read the full article, please click here.

 

Cyber Security Trend