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The NIS Directive – just how tough is it really?

Over the last few months, UK media outlets have been filled with reports about the series of tough new measures being introduced on 9th May to protect our national critical infrastructure against cyber

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The US Government Vs Botnets

U.S. government agencies are working hard to solve the problem of botnets and other cyber threats, and are asking for input from various stakeholders. In July 2017 the National Institute

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Corero Network Security plc Customer Wins

Corero Network Security plc (LON:CNS), the global network security company, has today announced two orders for its SmartWall® Threat Defense System (“SmartWall”) technology with a combined value of $0.9 million

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Memcached Flaw Kill Switch Could Foil DDoS-ers

Researchers claim to have discovered a way of mitigating a vulnerability in Memcached servers which is responsible for two of the biggest DDoS attacks ever recorded. Corero Network Security said it

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Github weathers world’s largest DDoS attack

Github has weathered the biggest DDoS attack in history with just 10 minutes of downtime, according to new reports. The code-sharing site was subjected to a colossal 1.35Tbits/sec surge in

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Bursts, Waves and DDoS: What You Need to Know

A recent Cisco report found that 42 percent of organizations experienced “burst”distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in 2017. Burst attacks, otherwise known as Pulse-Wave attacks, are gaining favor among hackers because they enable perpetrators