Researchers at Princeton just published a set of encouraging results showing that real-time detection of IoT DDoS attacks is possible using machine learning techniques. The Princeton team decided to focus on detecting IoT DDoS attacks because of … [Read more...] about Princeton Machine Learning Detection of IoT DDoS
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The Two Classes of Feature Engineering Important to Detecting Attack IoT Traffic
There are two classes of features relevant to differentiating between normal and attack IoT traffic. These are stateless features, which are derived from flow-independent characteristics of individual packets and stateful features, which capture how … [Read more...] about The Two Classes of Feature Engineering Important to Detecting Attack IoT Traffic
APAC is a Hotspot for the Launch of DDoS Attacks
The APAC, or Asia-Pacific, region is fast becoming a hotspot for the construction of botnets that can launch crippling DDoS attacks. According to CenturyLink’s latest threat report on cybersecurity issues, China, South Korea, Japan, India and Hong … [Read more...] about APAC is a Hotspot for the Launch of DDoS Attacks
Businesses Losing Significant Amounts of Money in DDoS Attacks, According to Corero
According to a new report from UK-based cybersecurity firm, Corero Network Security, businesses are increasingly losing significant amounts of money when a DDoS attack strikes. The report, which surveyed 327 security professionals worldwide, saw … [Read more...] about Businesses Losing Significant Amounts of Money in DDoS Attacks, According to Corero
Researchers Detect New Iot Botnet DDoS Attacks
According to new research by Recorded Future, Inc., a security company that specializes in machine-based threat intelligence, a new IoT botnet has been detected as the culprit behind a series of DDoS attacks on financial services companies earlier … [Read more...] about Researchers Detect New Iot Botnet DDoS Attacks
China Unicom Launches one of the World’s Largest DDoS Protection Systems
China Unicom, one of China’s largest communication service providers, is now building what it describes as “its biggest DDoS protection and mitigation system ever”. China Unicom is working in partnership with Taiwan-based security provider Genie … [Read more...] about China Unicom Launches one of the World’s Largest DDoS Protection Systems
What is Permanent Denial of Service (PDoS)?
A Permanent Denial of Service attack, or a PDoS attack, is denial-of-service via the intentional sabotage of hardware. Phlashing is one such method of PDoS. An attacker bricks a device or destroys firmware by uploading a corrupted BIOS to a device, … [Read more...] about What is Permanent Denial of Service (PDoS)?