News in brief: China tightens Great Firewall; student charged over DDoS attacks; health data posted online
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
DDoS
Who was to blame for what looked like a DDoS attack on the AA? That would be … the AA
AA members not unreasonably complied when they received an email warning them to...
DHS, FBI Warn of North Korea ‘Hidden Cobra’ Strikes Against US Assets
DHS and the FBI warned that North Korean attackers are targeting U.S. businesses...
News in brief: laptop ban could be extended; DDoS hits news sites; Taiwan might block Google DNS
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
DDoS Attacks Can Cost Businesses Up to $2.5M Per Attack, Report Says
Neustar’s annual DDoS attack report says businesses can lose $2.5M on aver...
Discovery of 8,800 servers sends warning to Asian cybercriminals
Move shows the importance of international co-operation to take down cybercrime ...
Mirai and Hajime Locked Into IoT Botnet Battle
A white hat hacker is believed responsible for the Hajime IoT botnet because its...
The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it
How do you trace the source of an attack that came from network devices located ...
Protestors urged to try and swamp White House website
As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets under way in Washington DC, one activis...
Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including Yahoo’s...