Posts Tagged ‘Botnet’
#WeekendWisdom 093 Botnets
Welcome to #WeekendWisdom number 93. This week were going to talk about Botnets.
Read More#WeekendWisdom 084 Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
Welcome to #WeekendWisdom number 84. This week we’re going to talk about Distributed Denial of Service Attacks.
Read More#WeekendWisdom 075 Backdoors
come to #WeekendWisdom number 75. This week we’re going to talk about Backdoors.
Read MoreOverwhelming attack sets new record.
An overwhelming attack on a customer of a US service provider a few days ago has set a new record for the sheer volume of data used in the attack.
Read MoreThe Internet of Evil Things continues to grow.
The first time I saw that picture of the Dr. Evil meme, I never thought that it might be possible for the numbers to reach those nonsensical values, but if Internet connected brooms are in our future (see below), we might be in serious trouble, if the manufacturers of such devices keep ignoring the need…
Read MoreDetails emerge about the huge internet attack last Friday.
I’m sure you’ve all heard about the internet attack in the US last Friday, where sites such as Twitter, Amazon, Spotify, PayPal and Netflix (amongst others) were taken offline (effectively). This was done by what is called a Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS) attack and it targeted a company called Dyn, which provides all of…
Read MoreHave you any smart internet connected IoT devices in your home?
If so, you may be an unwilling accomplice to the evil doers who are attempting to disrupt the internet. Do you have any one or more of the following Internet of Things – IoT devices which you can access from outside the home, over the internet: Security Cameras or Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) Baby monitor…
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