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Stealthy New DDoS Attacks Target Internet Service Providers

22

Jan

2019

Distributed denial-of-service attacks targeting large Internet service providers surged in the third quarter of last year as attackers began using a stealthy new tactic to sneak DDoS traffic past detection mechanisms. An analysis of DDoS data during Q3 2018 by Nexusguard showed attackers trying to overwhelm targeted sites, and even entire ISP — aka communications […]

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The ethics of creating secure software

07

Sep

2018

Software development has shifted from simply a technical process to an exercise of social morality. In the same way crash testing became a mandated part of automotive manufacturing once cars became ubiquitous, security must become a part of the software development life cycle from the beginning. As with vehicle safety, software security is often an […]

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Vulnerabilities in smart card drivers open systems to attackers

13

Aug

2018

Security researcher Eric Sesterhenn of X41 D-SEC GmbH has unearthed a number of vulnerabilities in several smart card drivers, some of which can allow attackers to log into the target system without valid credentials and achieve root/admin privileges. “A lot of attacks against smart cards have been performed in the past but not much work […]

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