DDoS News

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DDoS attacks are on the rise, used to target and shut down web services worldwide.
In early 2009, independent sources along with RioRey’s own rCare proprietary data pool reported that between 1,700 and 3,000 DDoS attacks occurred daily.
DDoS attacks last, on average, between 3 and 6 hours. [Source: RioRey rCare proprietary data pool]
DDoS attacks have been measured that last for 3 days or more. [Source: RioRey rCare proprietary data pool]
During a single DDoS attack, the source IPs can change as well as the attack methods, making DDoS attack bots harder to detect and block.
Traditional security measures, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS), are not designed to be effective on their own against DDoS flood attacks.
Magnitude of attacks: In a spoofed IP attack, the attack can cover 4 billion IP addresses. In an unspoofed attack, it is not uncommon to see 20K to 30K IP addresses.

Every public website, however large or small, is a DDoS target. Attacks can be motivated by pure malice, politics, marketplace competition, or the potential for blackmail or revenge, but they are a real and constant threat. Any organization concerned about the availability of its public site needs to invest in a RioRey solution.

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09/12/2011	Study: U.S. must develop cyberintelligence
	A new study warns that the United States must develop cyberintelligence as a new and better coordinated government discipline that can predict computer-related threats and deter them.
09/09/2011	White House Seeks Tougher Penalties for Hacking, Cyber-Crime
	Obama administration officials spoke about the need for increased penalties for computer crimes in light of increased data breaches and hacking activity.
08/09/2011	DDoS Attacks: Don't Be In Denial of the Risks
	The business world forever changed when the Internet entered the scene and it has been driving constant change ever since. Businesses are now connected to the Internet in almost every aspect of their daily operation.
07/21/2011	IT Security & Network Security News & Reviews: Fighting DDoS Attacks: 10 Critical Lessons to Learn
	10 lessons on fighting DDoS attacks
07/18/2011	Pentagon admits suffering major cyber attack in March
	The Pentagon has admitted it suffered a major cyber attack in which thousands of files were taken by foreign hackers.
06/28/2011	Security outfit thanks LulzSec for the Lulz
	Governments are blas�, blasts bloke
06/27/2011	A new age in cyber warfare � Anonymous, LulzSec and Stuxnet
	How Anonymous, LulzSec, and Stuxnet have changed cyber warefare.
06/23/2011	LulzSec Attacks Brazilian Government Websites
	LulzSec's latest target: Two Brazilian Government Websites
06/23/2011	LulzSec Takes Hit, Keeps on Hacking
	British authorities charge teenager with launching DDoS attack, and anti-LulzSec group says it's tracing identities of the hacking group's members.
06/21/2011	Network Solutions suffers two DDoS attacks
	Network Solutions was the victim of two DDoS attacks

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