Tag: Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks

A kernel flaw dubbed TCP SACK Panic could allow remote attackers to compromise organizations running large fleets of production Linux computers, according to a series of security advisories.

Researchers spotted a phishing campaign delivering a multi-feature, open-source remote administration tool known as Babylon RAT.

Whether or not you plan on using DNS cookies or DNSSEC, foreseeing an upgrade plan for your software to the latest version made available as part of DNS Flag Day is highly advised.

BGP hijack attacks are increasing in popularity, but are still largely unaddressed in many organizational incident response plans.

Researchers discovered a family of bots dubbed Chalubo launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to brute-force Linux-based systems running internet-facing SSH servers.

With so much data being moved to the cloud, it's more crucial than ever for companies to deploy advanced firewalls, anomaly detection and other defense mechanisms to mitigate the risk of DDoS attacks.

Cybercriminals use DoS and DDoS attacks to distrupt services and take down networks and applications by sending overwhelming volumes of malicious traffic to target systems.

A recent report revealed that 94 percent of all web applications suffer from high-severity software vulnerabilities, 85 percent of which are exploitable.

When a special char in an application running on a common operating system generates a memory corruption issue, a holistic security immune system is the key to minimizing the impact of a DoS event.

Bluetooth security is not strong enough to keep fraudsters from eavesdropping on sensitive communications. The upcoming Bluetooth 5 offers enhancements.