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Chinese government linked to largest DDoS attack in GitHub history

07

Apr

2015

On March 26, 2015, a very well-coordinated distributed denial of service (#ddos) #attack was waged on GitHub, the heir apparent to the now-closing Google Code. GitHub characterized this as the largest DDoS in its history. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) and security researchers Netresec name the Chinese government as the culprits of the attack, which […]

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Congress moves quickly on cyberthreat information sharing

02

Apr

2015

The U.S. Congress is moving forward quickly with legislation that would encourage private companies to share cyberthreat information with government agencies, despite concerns that two leading bills weaken consumer privacy protections. The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee voted Thursday to approve the Protecting #cyber Networks Act (PCNA), just two days after the bill was introduced. […]

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Four advantages of an identity behavior-based approach to cybersecurity

24

Mar

2015

With an ever-increasing number of data breaches, more money is being poured into IT security budgets. According to Gartner, the average global security budget increased 8 percent from 2013 to 2014 and will grow another 8 percent in 2015. Additionally, data loss prevention (DLP) system investments will increase by almost 19 percent. More and more […]

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