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  Forrester outlines 5 rising, 5 declining security technologies

  Security technologies rise and fall in popularity, and Forrester Research in its TechRadar report puts its bets on five it thinks are in a growth mode and five it thinks are dying away.

  By Ellen Messmer | 16 May, 2012 02:45

  Tags: security, next-generation firewalls, nac, Forrester Research, fbi, ddos, anonymous, Access control and authentication

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  LulzSec is back; Anonymous targets Imperva

  Hacker collective LulzSec, six of whose members were arrested earlier this month, will resume active operation April 1, according to a video posted on YouTube.

  By Tim Greene | 21 March, 2012 23:50

  Tags: anonymous, cyber attack, cybercrime, ddos, Imperva, legal, LulzSec, security, youtube

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  After DDoS and Patriot Act order, WikiLeaks opens floodgates

  WikiLeaks made public thousands of US diplomatic cables on Wednesday hours after its Californian DNS host was ordered to hand to authorities everything it had on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

  By Liam Tung | 25 August, 2011 09:22

  Tags: cybercrime, ddos, distributed denial of service (DDoS), Dynadot, malware, News, Partiot ACT, security, wikileaks, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

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  DDoS attacks bolster cloud website optimiser

  Enterprise product in the making and ‘loved’ by disbanded hacker group LulzSec.

  The constant and very real threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks aimed at headline grabbing “hacker” groups, such as Lulz Security and Anonymous, have helped one tech start-up pick up new business.

  By Liam Tung | 28 June, 2011 12:22

  Tags: cloudfare, ddos, DDoS attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS), LulzSec, security

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  Wordpress whacked for second day by DDoS attack

  For the second day in a row, blog-hosting giant WordPress.com suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack that it was able to cut off quickly. The motive remains a matter of speculation.

  By Tim Greene | 05 March, 2011 09:28

  Tags: cybercrime, ddos, kaspersky lab, legal, security

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  Website attackers could be easily traced, researchers say

  People using a tool to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against other websites in support of WikiLeaks can easily be traced, according to computer security researchers.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 14 December, 2010 04:10

  Tags: Criminal, cybercrime, ddos, hacking, legal, security, wikileaks

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  WikiLeaks: DDOS attacks reflect 'public opinion'

  WikiLeaks neither supports nor condemns the cyber attacks that have targeted its critics, it said Friday, just as it appears the attackers are mounting a fresh operation against Moneybookers.com.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 13 December, 2010 06:40

  Tags: ddos, internet, Internet-based applications and services, security, wikileaks

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  Has progress been made in fighting DDoS attacks?

  As the distributed denial-of-service attacks spawned by this week's WikiLeaks events continue, network operators are discussing what progress, if any, has been made over the past decade to detect and thwart DoS attacks.

  By Jim Duffy | 10 December, 2010 12:28

  Tags: cybercrime, ddos, intrusion, legal, paypal, security, visa

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  Anonymous takes down Visa.com in WikiLeaks protest

  A loosely organized group of Internet hacktivists took down Visa's website Wednesday, after organizing a similar attack on MasterCard.

  By Robert McMillan | 09 December, 2010 06:10

  Tags: ddos, finance, government, industry verticals, internet, security, visa, wikileaks

• What Researchers Are Learning About DDoS Tactics

  A corporate security specialist on motives and tactics Jerry Mangiarelli has gained a lot of private-sector perspective on the DDoS threat over the years through his own personal research into botnets.

  By Bill Brenner | 21 January, 2010 02:25

  Tags: ddos, security

• DDoS attack on DNS hits Amazon and others briefly

  Internet users in Northern California were unable to reach properties including Amazon.com and Amazon Web Services for a time Wednesday evening, as their DNS provider was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service attack. The attack came as North American consumers rushed to finish online shopping ahead of the end-of-year holiday season.

  By Peter Sayer | 25 December, 2009 00:30

  Tags: amazon, ddos

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  DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse

  Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet's DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against their victims.

  By Robert McMillan | 16 November, 2009 09:07

  Tags: ddos, DNS, dns flaw

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  How to DDOS a US federal wiretap

  Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say they've discovered a way to circumvent the networking technology used by law enforcement to tap phone lines in the U.S.

  By Robert McMillan | 12 November, 2009 12:40

  Tags: ddos, security, wiretapping

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  With botnets everywhere, DDoS attacks get cheaper

  Cyber-crime just doesn't pay like it used to.

  By Robert McMillan | 15 October, 2009 11:23

  Tags: botnets, ddos

• Prototype security software blocks DDoS attacks

  Researchers have come up with host-based security software that blocks distributed denial-of-service attacks without swamping the memory and CPU of the host machines.The filtering, called identity-based privacy-protected access control (IPCAF), can also prevent session hijacking, dictionary attacks and man-in-the-middle attacks, say researchers at Auburn University in their paper, "Modeling and simulations for Identity-Based Privacy-Protected Access Control Filter (IPCAF) capability to resist massive denial of service attacks."

  By Tim Greene | 06 October, 2009 07:33

  Tags: ddos