MazeBolt Security Blog
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MazeBolt publishes interesting articles on cyber security threats, such as, DDoS attacks, Phishing Awareness, web and application vulnerabilities, malware and other security trends.
MazeBolt Security Blog
1M ago
As we look back at 2023, the landscape of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks presents a concerning picture of escalating complexity and frequency. Last year marked a notable evolution in the scale and sophistication of DDoS threats, connecting closely with geopolitical tensions and demonstrating the increasing capability of attackers to disrupt high-value governmental and commercial targets worldwide.
The Year’s Opening Salvo
The year began aggressively with pro-Russian factions, notably Killnet and Anonymous Sudan, launching targeted DDoS campaigns against Western interests. Hospita ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
Despite the widespread deployment of DDoS protection solutions worldwide, the number of damaging attacks continues to increase year by year.
Meet DTR (“DDoS Threat Rating”), a groundbreaking way to rate your DDoS threat level in less than 10 minutes.
Every organization with online services critical to their business operations is at risk from damaging DDoS downtime, the number one cyber threat to online business continuity. As IT services and infrastructure become more sophisticated, so do attackers, regularly succeeding in shutting down online services, ranging from banks to critical in ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) urged organizations that provide critical internet delivery services to immediately apply patches and other mitigations after an internet-wide security vulnerability led to the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. In a groundbreaking joint announcement, Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, and Google have pulled back the curtains on a new vulnerability known as “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset.”
Describing the scale of these attacks as nothing short of “astonishing,” the companies shed light on the vulnerability’s exploitation of a specific feat ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
F5, The global leader in multi-cloud application security and delivery, is now a part of MazeBolt’s Preferred Remediation Technology Alliance Program. This program is the first of its kind and the only combined solution on the market that ensures maximal DDoS protection for mutual customers.
In this blog, originally published here, F5’s Yuichi Miyazaki interviews MazeBolt CEO Matthew Andriani to shed light on remediation with MazeBolt’s RADAR offering and how customers using F5 will benefit from it.
Yuichi Miyazaki: Before RADAR, what could organizations do?
Matthew Andriani: Successful ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
Due to the growing need for online services, for practically every organization in any field and industry, enterprises constantly try to minimize risk and protect their services. Among the many strategies and technologies incorporated into protecting online services, SSL is a basic and essential security measure.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that controls encryption and transmission of data between two points. Sometimes referred to as SSL Visibility, SSL Decryption decrypts traffic and routes it to various inspection tools to identify threats –targeting both inbound a ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
In recent years, DDoS attacks have become one of the weapons of choice for threat actors who wish to wreak havoc on leading organizations’ online services. DDoS attacks are a simple yet highly effective tool for any attacker who wants to disrupt and deny availability.
These attacks often succeed because traditional DDoS protection is not regularly updated with evolving attack vectors. For example, the the Cloudscraper HTTP/S-GET Flood.
When it comes to DDoS security, organizations lack the necessary visibility into their online services. Adding misconfigurations to the equation, such org ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
Anonymous Sudan has been active since January 2023, making consistent headlines. To date, Anonymous Sudan’s DDoS attacks have targeted Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, France, Israel, Germany, UAE, the US, and even Iran – while affecting critical infrastructure and numerous global sectors.
These include financial services, aviation, education, healthcare, software, and government entities. Recently, even Microsoft announced that it had fallen victim to DDoS attacks executed by Anonymous Sudan.
Since its inception, there has been speculation as to the origins, ideolog ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
DDoS attacks, at any volume, are one of the most prominent cyber threats nowadays, as they are fairly simple to execute. Many reports and articles have been introduced to the public, showcasing the massive incline of DDoS attacks, with the stipulation that this year will see a record of over 15 million launched DDoS attacks.
As DDoS-as-a-service can cost as little as $500, it is easier for attackers to launch malicious and complexity-varied attacks to shut down enterprises’ online services, no matter the industry. 5% of organizations that suffered DDoS attacks lost more than $1 mil ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
Approaching the halfway point of 2023, we can now determine that Q2 has seen a record of DDoS attacks, on virtually every vertical and industry. From banks and governments to telecom and shipping, many organizations were targeted and the number of successful DDoS attacks that caused severe downtime is alarming. DDoS attackers understand that even the best DDoS protection can be bypassed relatively easily.
Even leading security providers such as Check Point were targeted, with a successful attack that took down their site for over an hour. Leading global organizations such as airlines and even ..read more
MazeBolt Security Blog
2M ago
DDoS attacks have always been the reliable weapon of choice for threat actors worldwide. But as networks become more complex, DDoS attacks have become more sophisticated and malicious in the damage they inflict, especially on a bank. For various reasons, stemming from ideological to plain greed, DDoS attackers seek to disrupt organizations’ activity, and sometimes even perform ransom attacks.
Given the dramatic rise of DDoS attacks in recent years, with an incline of over 60%, many official reports predict the total number of DDoS attacks in 2023 will surpass 15 million attacks, leaving organi ..read more