Clik here to view.
Obama’s Cyber-Security Proposals: Does this Safe Platform Translate to a...
President Obama’s mention of cyber-security in last night’s State of the Union Address came as no surprise. The Obama camp implemented a novel approach this year of “previewing” the President’s main...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Results Rely on Security Confidence
Too often we hear about the success of attackers in today’s cyber threat landscape, those who claim leadership in the ongoing information security war. But history proves that the successes of those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Your Home (Network) Haunted? The Threats of the Ghost Vulnerability and...
Recent vulnerabilities have surfaced that have opened up interesting debates and spirited discussions regarding what I see as vulnerabilities in embedded Linux systems. Devices that are considered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Growing Role of the ADC
Radware recently commissioned Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) to conduct an extensive research project examining application delivery controller (ADC) trends and roles as well as the future strategies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Welcome To the Age of the Constant Attack
Time has a way of changing our perspective on things. New experiences and the evolution of everything around us can’t help but cause us to reconsider past ideas and outlooks. It is a truism of life...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are ADCs Another Layer of Defense Against Cyber Attacks?
Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) were once ubiquitous hardware-based appliances seen in data centers for the sole purpose of load balancing. However, this role has changed and the use of ADCs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
R.I.P. to IP Address Based Security
It could have been anyone. The scene of the 1902 Paris murder of Joseph Reibel held little in the way of clues, no signs of robbery and no witnesses to speak of. There was however, one piece of...
View ArticleMicrosoft TMG EOL Got You Down? Here are Options for Replacements
David Monahan is Research Director for Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and is a featured guest blogger. I was recently briefing with a customer when a question was raised about Microsoft...
View ArticleRadware and Cisco Sign OEM Agreement As DDoS Mitigation Becomes a SP Imperative
DDoS attacks are no longer just a nuisance and they can cause lasting damage. Organizations that ignore this threat often learn the high costs involved in the damage from these attacks – ranging from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Reasons Why Virtual Machine Security could become a larger threat than Venom
The recent Venom Vulnerability has been open since 2004. The ShellShock Vulnerability released last year was open for 25 years! What is happening now that is causing us to just get around to finding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DDoS-For-Hire: A Full Blown Market
DDoS-for-hire has been around for a while. Until recently, “booters” were known as paid online services used by gamers to initiate DDoS attacks against their opponents to gain a competitive advantage....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reverse Engineering a Sophisticated DDoS Attack Bot
Not long ago, the Radware Emergency Response Team (ERT) noticed significant and increased usage of the Tsunami SYN Flood attack against a large customer. This activity strongly indicated the presence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poor Application Attack Visibility is a Major Threat to Carrier Network Security
If you own, operate, or even consume a carrier-grade communications network, it’s a safe bet you are under attack right now. Attack motivations and attack tactics may vary, but one consistency is that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Let the Headlines Cloud Your Security Architecture Decisions
Information security professionals can hardly be blamed for a recent over-emphasis on looking to cloud-based solutions for protection for both network and application protection. It’s a natural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Internet of Things? Not on MY Network!
We keep hearing about this latest hyped idea called the Internet of Things (IoT). As someone who is responsible for a network at your company, [insert your employer here], you may be asking yourself,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Application Attacks Take Advantage of Holes in Legacy Network Security...
The attacks that get the most news coverage have dramatic names that make for compelling headlines. You can practically feel the intensity of brute force or volumetric DDoS attacks. These attacks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How the German Government’s Network Was Breached – And Why It Could Happen To...
The headline-making cyber-attack on the German Bundestag lower house of Parliament was recently solved. Reports state that attackers stole unknown amounts of data and government officials are now being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portmapper is Preying on Misconfigured Servers to Amplify Attacks
In the constantly evolving threat landscape attackers are always finding new ways to target their victims. In the last few years we have seen a steady growth in Distributed Reflective Denial of Service...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hackers Will Find Your Network’s Vulnerabilities. Here’s How To Fight Back.
A disreputable person enters a bank and walks up to the teller and presents a note asking for the teller to give them all the money. The well trained teller, sets off an alarm, scaring the would-be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Evolved Cyber-Attacks Target Banks and Mis-Direct Their Network Protection
For many years banks have been a prime target for cyber-attacks. As of late though, publicly-known cyber-attacks in the financial industry seem to have remained static – in terms of attack frequency,...
View Article
