A distributed denial-of-service attack, also known as a DDoS attack, is a malicious attempt that occurs when a large volume of automated requests overwhelms a server or network and prevents normal access to your website for real visitors. In a matter of minutes, this flood of traffic can disrupt performance and bring your website to a grinding halt.
DDoS attacks are a common cyber threat that can cost you thousands and take down your website. Even more alarming, they’re incredibly easy for cybercriminals to launch and can lead to an expensive fallout for unprotected website owners. The good news: DDoS attacks are easily prevented with the right security solutions.
Since the arrival of the new millennium, hackers have used distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) to shut down some of the world’s biggest websites. You may have heard the acronym DDoS before, but in this article, you’ll learn: what it is, the different types of attacks, how the attacks can impact your website, how to tell if your site has been hacked, and - most importantly - how you can protect your site.
In the age of data, with organizations creating trillions of gigabytes of new information each year, it’s easy to think of cybersecurity as a mere synonym for “data protection.” But cybersecurity is so much more. By shielding companies’ data and systems from organized criminal attacks, cybersecurity programs also protect businesses from operational interruptions, financial losses, legal penalties, and the destruction of customer trust.
Research reveals that 68% of small- to medium-sized businesses have no policy to ensure cybersecurity, perhaps due to a belief that they don’t have anything worth stealing. However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information.
Continuing our #AskSecPro DDoS series where we last discussed Application Layer Attacks, today we’ll focus on some of the most popular protocol-based DDoS attacks we’ve seen hit our customers’ web application firewall, SiteLock TrueShield™, over the years. TrueShield™ is SiteLock’s distributed cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) with the capability of defending against attacks across layers 3, 4, and 7.
It’s Halloween and zombies are afoot. They’re not coming through the windows or wading through the streets, though. The massive zombie horde approaches through the spider-filled web that has been spun to cover the entire world … the worldwide web, that is. However, it isn’t an undead army we have to worry about, although one could not say what is yet to come this All Hallows’ Eve, it’s botnets of zombie machines that have taken aim to disrupt services.
