How to Fight the New Breed of DDoS Attacks on Data Centers
As attacks grow in scope and sophistication, infrastructure providers, telcos, and security vendors band together to fight back.
As attacks grow in scope and sophistication, infrastructure providers, telcos, and security vendors band together to fight back.
Attacks are growing in size, and “everyone has a target on their back.”
One year ago, security researcher and blogger Brian Krebs was hit by a massive DDoS attack, so big that his host booted him off their network. While the attack against Krebs reportedly set records for its size, large denial of service attacks are becoming more and more frequent. And they cost money to defend against. …
Cloudflare Stops Charging More for Bigger DDoS Attacks Read More »
Chinese companies actively productizing quantum key distribution, which pushes communications security to a new level Earlier this month, China’s official news agency Xinhua announced the launch of a secure quantum communications network between Shanghai and Beijing. The 2,000 kilometer (1,243 mile) backbone will be used for military and government communications, but also in commercial areas …
China’s Quantum Net Advance Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Enterprise Security Read More »
Attacks on enterprise infrastructure reach unprecedented scale and ransomware payload Think your data center is safe from ransomware attacks because the attackers only go after careless end users who click on malicious links or attachments? Guess again. One company that got hit recently is South Korean hosting firm Nayana, which was forced to pay about …
Anti-malware defenses are struggling to keep up with constant floods of new, fast-evolving attacks but one thing that could help is if the infrastructure itself had security built in. That’s the idea with VMware’s new AppDefense product, which lets companies restrict the types of operations allowed to applications running on virtualized servers. This kind of …
VMware Builds Data Center Security into the Virtual Infrastructure Read More »
When a company stores critical data, whether in its own data center or in the cloud, encryption key management is vital to keeping that data secure, and letting the data center or cloud provider control the keys isn’t always an option. Cyberattacks on enterprises are on the rise, but most enterprise IT shops are still …
It’s Time to Replace Your Encryption-Key Spreadsheet Read More »
The idea is simple. First, you encrypt all your data and put the key somewhere safe. Then you send the data off to a data center somewhere. When you need the data, you bring it back and decrypt it with your key. The people who run the data center have no way of getting to …
Are Encrypted Lockboxes for Data Centers Worth the Usability Cost? Read More »
As we explained in an article earlier this week, the new European General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect next May, has wide-reaching implications for data center operators in and outside of Europe. We asked experts what steps they would recommend operators take to prepare. Read full article at Data Center Knowledge.
The new European General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect next May and applies to any company, anywhere in the world, that collects sensitive data about European customers or employees. GDPR also comes with onerous breach notification requirements and high penalties for failing to comply, and data center operators may become prime targets for regulators’ …
What Europe’s New Data Protection Law Means for Data Center Operators Read More »
Researchers at top university and corporate labs around the world are in a furious race to create the first practical, usable quantum computer. Quantum computers — which use quantum bits, or qubits — are capable of running computations impossible for existing technology. It promises to open up new possibilities in areas like medical research, artificial …
Quantum Computing Could Make Today’s Encryption Obsolete Read More »