Distributed Denial Of Service
72 Stories
Cybercrime heads to the cloud
News Cloud computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online banking details for as little as US$299 per month.
Saturday, November 01 2008 11:22 PM
Tags: Security, Fraudster, Malware, online banking, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Computer, RSA Security Inc., URI, London
Prosecutor: Cloud is security's frontier
News Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are more and more distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.
Monday, July 13 2009 10:39 AM
Tags: Cloud computing, Piracy, Security, Attack, attorney, distributed denial of service, computer hacking, computer, Cloud computing, intellectual property
Net infrastructure still vulnerable: VeriSign
News The operator of two of the Web's root servers has warned that the Internet is still vulnerable to attack, through lack of infrastructure investment.
Monday, November 10 2008 10:06 AM
Tags: Security, Web sites, Infrastructure, India, VeriSign Inc., Attack, Georgia, distributed denial of service, Cable, Server
US govt takes DDoS attacks in its stride
News Department of Homeland Security reports series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on U.S. government networks since July 4.
Thursday, July 09 2009 10:01 AM
Tags: Federal Government, Network security, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Attack, FTC, distributed denial of service, U.S. Government, CERT, British Broadcasting Corp., network
Mydoom: A lesson in FUD
Techguide Fear, uncertainty and doubt can have very real effects on security, especially when uninformed 'experts' are too quick to jump to conclusions. Mydoom was an example.
Tuesday, May 26 2009 09:44 AM
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Security, Worm, distributed denial of service, e-mail worm, Chad Perrin
Facebook confirms site instability
News Login and content-posting problems on social networking site have been confirmed by company, but no explanation or cause has yet been provided.
Tuesday, September 22 2009 09:04 AM
Tags: Web 2.0, Network security, Social Media, distributed denial of service, social networking, Facebook, Network security, Web 2.0
Security firms discover botnet on Twitter
News Account on the microblogging service can be used to host and control a botnet of infected computers, Symantec and Arbor Networks say.
Monday, August 17 2009 10:21 AM
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Blogger, Security, distributed denial of service, computer, Arbor Networks, Symantec Corp., Facebook, security company
Facebook tweaks its terms to address ads, privacy
News Social network's new rights and responsibilities document has few subtle changes that will make it harder to use its members for advertising.
Wednesday, August 12 2009 09:33 AM
Tags: Web 2.0, Privacy, Terms Of Service, distributed denial of service, social networking, Facebook, network, marketing, Web 2.0
Researchers devise way to deny denial-of-service attacks
News Engineers at Auburn University in Alabama have developed a filter that could protect government, commercial and educational servers from being attacked.
Friday, October 02 2009 11:09 AM
Tags: Network security, Business security, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Authentication, Computer, network, Filter Value, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Server
British site focusing on online scams targeted in DDoS attack
News Attackers launch distributed denial-of-service attack against Bobbear site, which offers consumers information about how to protect themselves against online scams.
Tuesday, November 18 2008 10:37 AM
Tags: Security, Web sites, Sophos Plc., Online Payment, Graham Cluley, distributed denial of service, Online Scam, Pacific, e-Mail Message, e-mail
Study: DDoS attacks threaten ISP infrastructure
News Arbor Networks finds that DDoS attack sizes doubled last year and were more diverse in nature, taxing the IT security resources at most Internet carriers.
Wednesday, November 12 2008 07:51 AM
Tags: Domain names, Security, Database, Attack, distributed denial of service, Computer, Arbor Networks, network, Internet Service Provider, CNET Networks Inc.
Trojan defence acquits British teenager
News The U.K. teenager accused of launching a denial of service attack on a US port was cleared by a British court today.
Thursday, December 04 2003 08:44 AM
Computer Associates enters M'sian e-security market
News Software maker Computer Associates on Tuesday introduced its end-to-end security solution, eTrust, into the Malaysian market.
Wednesday, May 30 2001 03:39 PM
Microsoft: Phishing is going out of fashion
News Organized criminals are losing interest in harvesting consumer banking details, according to Microsoft UK chief security adviser Ed Gibson.
Thursday, December 14 2006 10:22 AM
Tags: Spam and phishing
Filipino news site hit by trackback spam
News Leading Filipino Web site disables its site after a massive porn spam attack, prompting security experts to warn of potential trackback difficulties.
Thursday, March 22 2007 09:52 AM
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering




