Phishing email creators rely on a short shelf life to beat your defences
Cybercriminals rely on rapid cycling of kit design, target URLs to avoid detection
David Braue | 11 Nov | Read more
Cybercriminals rely on rapid cycling of kit design, target URLs to avoid detection
David Braue | 11 Nov | Read more
The opening of an Australian data ‘scrubbing’ centre will play a pivotal role in helping Akamai’s Prolexic business maintain its benchmark of having enough free capacity to deal with 3 to 5 times the largest-ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack at any given time.
David Braue | 10 Apr | Read more
Cybercriminals’ use of cross-matching techniques and credential-stuffing bots is creating headaches for CISOs and costing Asia-Pacific organisations up to $28.5 million per year, according to new figures from Akamai that also suggest the average company suffers 12 credential-stuffing attacks each month.
David Braue | 31 Aug | Read more
Australia’s appointment of an official Ambassador for Cyber Affairs was well received but |some warn it’s still too little, too late to catch us up with the rest of the world.
David Braue | 21 Nov | Read more
Record-setting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks based on the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet technique have pushed the challenge facing the cybersecurity industry to a completely new level, a security specialist has warned in the wake of a research report flagging a year-on-year explosion in detected DDoS attacks.
David Braue | 18 Nov | Read more
Attackers are using a 12-year old open source bug to recruit an army of millions of internet-connected devices to launch powerful traffic attacks against targets.
The European Commission is drafting new security regulations for Internet of Things devices to boost consumer confidence in technology that is proving incredibly difficult to keep secure.
The OpenSSL cryptographic library is widely used to protect communications between web servers and clients, such as browsers and apps, on the internet. Few consumers knowingly use the software, but it is important enough for Google’s July ban on Android apps in Google Play that used outdated versions of OpenSSL.
Empowered by big-data analysis, security researchers are finding new ways to pinpoint the sources of botnets, login account hacking and fraud exploits that will allow businesses to proactively evaluate and manage their exposure to financial and other risks.
David Braue | 15 Jul | Read more
Free digital certificate authority Let’s Encrypt says it ready for a long battle if security firm Comodo doesn’t quit pursuing trademark applications containing the ‘Let’s Encrypt’ name.
Purveyors of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are continuing to ramp up their game, with a growing number of companies being targeted multiple times and overall volumes of large attacks surging over last year.
David Braue | 10 Jun | Read more
Australian targets of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks will see a “dramatically increased” user experience after DDoS-blocking content distribution network (CDN) operator Akamai marked continuing surges in DDoS volumes and intensity by opening a dedicated 'scrubbing centre' this week in Sydney.
David Braue | 01 Mar | Read more
The holiday season always brings its share of security warnings and actual threats – and this year was no exception. DDoS attacks were threatening retailers' profits but Australia's mobile-using shoppers were |creating even more problems for themselves, experts warned. Little wonder companies were scrambling to fix the lack of encryption on mobile apps.
David Braue | 14 Dec | Read more
Australia has continued its rise as a source of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, according to new figures from Akamai that have also highlighted a likely massive threat to retailers in the leadup to the critical holiday shopping season.
David Braue | 10 Dec | Read more
The number of DDoS attacks increased by 180 percent during the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2014.
Lucian Constantin | 08 Dec | Read more