Stories about: Arbor Networks

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    With botnets everywhere, DDoS attacks get cheaper 15/10/2009 11:23:00

    Cyber-crime just doesn't pay like it used to.
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    Trojan hides its brain in Google Groups 14/09/2009 07:21:00

    Virus writers keep getting sneakier. In an effort to evade detection, they've begun hiding their command and control instructions in legitimate Web 2.0 sites such as Google Groups and Twitter.
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    Is your PC bot-infested? here's how to tell 25/08/2009 02:32:00

    As fireworks boomed on the Fourth of July, thousands of compromised computers attacked U.S. government Web sites. A botnet of more than 200,000 computers, infected with a strain of 2004's MyDoom virus, attempted to deny legitimate access to sites such as those of the Federal Trade Commission and the White House. The assault was a bold reminder that botnets continue to be a massive problem.
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    With recent outages, big data service providers take hits 18/08/2009 13:22:00

    When eBay Inc.'s PayPal unit suffered an outage Aug. 3, one of the companies affected was Sailrite Enterprises Inc., a sailing supply company in Churubusco, Ind. Sailrite lost its customer payment services for six hours.
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    Twitter down on Saturday, external apps to be affected 17/08/2009 05:14:00

    Twitter experienced "unexpected" downtime on Saturday, and in order to recover from the problem the company will have to implement measures that affect third-party applications that use the Twitter API.
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    Investigation into cyberattacks stretches around the globe 15/07/2009 04:19:00

    British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, as the trail to find the perpetrators stretches around the world.
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    Was North Korea behind the DDOS attack? 11/07/2009 02:57:00

    The cyberattacks that took down prominent U.S. and South Korean Web sites in the last week have apparently ended but the search for those responsible is only just beginning. North Korea has emerged as a likely culprit, especially among politicians, but was it really behind the attacks?
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    The botnet world is booming 10/07/2009 08:10:00

    The thriving world of botnet attacks continues to demand IT's attention.
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    Proxy servers pressed into action to keep Web access in Iran 23/06/2009 08:28:00

    An inspection of the proxy servers offered up online over the past few days as a way to help Iranians maintain access to unfiltered Web content, shows that the servers are being hosted in as many as 87 countries.
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    Analysis confirms Internet clampdown in Iran 22/06/2009 08:21:00

    An analysis of the network traffic in and out of Iran over the last few days during the turmoil surrounding the election is offering a clearer picture of how the manipulation of Internet traffic within the country is affecting access to certain kinds of online content.
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    Iran so far unwilling to completely choke off 'Net 19/06/2009 07:52:00

    Despite attempts to consolidate Internet traffic, the Iranian government has so far been unwilling to shut down its entire Internet infrastructure, according to analysis from security vendor Arbor Networks.
 
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