In 2016, hackers using a network of compromised internet-connected devices — vulnerable security cameras and routers — knocked some of the then biggest websites on the internet offline for several ...

What is a DDoS attack? A distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) sees an attacker flooding the network or servers of the victim with a wave of internet traffic so big that their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Cloudflare has mitigated the biggest distributed denial of service ...

DDoS attacks have surged in volume and magnitude in the second half of 2024, according to a new report by Gcore. The cybersecurity firm found that DDoS attacks rose by 56% in H2 2024 compared to H2 ...

On Monday Elon Musk conducted a much-anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter), a platform the billionaire CEO of Tesla bought in 2022. But the conversation ...

The cyber-world is witnessing a remarkable surge in DDoS attacks orchestrated by hacktivists. The scope of these attacks is broad and indiscriminate - they target everyone, from large-scale businesses ...

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks represent a significant threat for enterprise businesses. They start when an individual device (bot) or network of devices (botnet) is infected with ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have changed the playing field of devising and defending against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The same reasons why enterprises turn to AI, ...

The attack tops the 22 Tbps assault from September. Cloudflare also estimates that the Aisuru botnet has grown to span 1 to 4 million infected devices globally.

How to check for and stop DDoS attacks on Linux Your email has been sent Jack Wallen walks you through some of the steps you can take to check for and mitigate distributed denial of service attacks on ...