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  • October 25, 2022

Akamai to boost network-layer DDoS protection with new scrubbing centers

Content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai said Tuesday that its Prolexic DDoS protection service will become able to handle DDoS attacks of up to 20Tbps, thanks to a new wave of construction of so-called scrubbing centers. The company’s announcement said that this will effectively double its current capacity to handle network-level DDoS attacks, with rollouts […]

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  • October 25, 2022

8 hallmarks of a proactive security strategy

CISOs have long been tasked with building response and recovery capabilities, the objective being to have teams that can react to a security incident as quickly as possible and can restore business functions with as little damage as possible. The need for those activities is certainly not going to go away, but many security chiefs […]

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  • October 25, 2022

Blockchain security companies tackle cryptocurrency theft, ransom tracing

According to data from the Rekt leaderboard, cybercriminals have stolen as much as $3 billion of investor funds through 141 various cryptocurrency exploits since January, putting 2022 on track to top 2021 levels of digital currency malfeasance. Comparitech’s cryptocurrency heists tracker indicates that since 2011, hackers have stolen $7.9 billion in cryptocurrency worth about $45.5 […]

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Ukraine Warns of Cuba Ransomware Campaign

Financially motivated affiliate appears to be to blame

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Get practice materials for 14 top certification exams for just $20

Cover CompTIA, AWS and much more with The 2022 CompTIA & AWS Practice Exam E-Book Bundle. The post Get practice materials for 14 top certification exams for just $20 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Iranian Atomic Energy Agency Admits Email Hack

Suspected hacktivists inside country share sensitive info

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US Charges Two Chinese Agents in Huawei Obstruction Case

Indictments form one of three cases involving Chinese spies

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  • October 25, 2022

Apple Releases Patch for New Actively Exploited iOS and iPadOS Zero-Day Vulnerability

Tech giant Apple on Monday rolled out updates to remediate a zero-day flaw in iOS and iPadOS that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The weakness, given the identifier CVE-2022-42827, has been described as an out-of-bounds write issue in the Kernel, which could be abused by a rogue application to execute arbitrary […]

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Ransomware Masquerading as Microsoft Update Targets Home Computers

A new ransomware threat is currently sweeping its way across home computers. And what’s making it extra tricky is that it’s disguised as an operating system update.  Be on the lookout for this new ransomware scheme and protect yourself from ransomware with a few of these tips.  What Is Magniber Ransomware?  Magniber is a new type of […]

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