Memcached DDoS attack
Memcached can speed up websites, but a Memcached server can also be exploited to perform a DDoS attack. What is a memcached DDoS attack? A memcached distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack…
What is IP spoofing?
Spoofed IP packets with forged source addresses are often used in attacks to avoid detection. What is IP spoofing? IP spoofing is the creation of Internet Protocol (IP) packets with…
NTP amplification DDoS attack
A volumetric DDoS attack that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the NTP protocol, flooding a server with UDP traffic. What is a NTP amplification attack? An NTP amplification attack…
Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months.
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024…
AT&T Data Breaches: Full Timeline Through 2023
The most recent AT&T data breach occurred in March 2023, when AT&T notified 9 million customers that their data had been exposed following an attack on a third-party vendor. As…
What is DDoS mitigation?
Properly implemented DDoS mitigation is what keeps websites online during an attack. Explore the process of DDoS mitigation and the essential characteristics to look for in a mitigation service. What…
CDN reliability and redundancy
A CDN is designed to circumvent network congestion and protect against service interruption. CDN benefits – reliability & redundancy One of the essential characteristics of a CDN is its ability…
What is Anycast? | How does Anycast work?
Anycast is a network addressing and routing method in which incoming requests can be routed to various locations. What is Anycast? Anycast is a network addressing and routing method in…
What is a data center?
A data center houses many networked computers that work together to process, store, and share data. What is a data center? A data center houses many networked computers that work…
CDN SSL/TLS | CDN security
What are the security risks to a CDN? Like all networks exposed to the Internet, CDNs must guard against on-path attacks, data breaches, and attempts to overwhelm the network of…