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Hi from FastNetMon! November came with plenty to talk about. We’ve got a standout guest post from one of the most recognisable voices in BGP, a very cool webinar to help you shape your DDoS strategy for 2026, an early look at a product update we’re very excited about, and—as always—fresh insights from the DDoS battlefield. Happy reading!
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On automating BGP Blackhole for DDoS mitigation: BGP Brian explains
We’re excited to welcome BGP Brian (Brian Wilson) as a guest contributor for FastNetMon! In this article, Brian explains how BGP blackholing (RTBH) can be used to stop DDoS attacks before they reach your network—and how FastNetMon can automate the process for faster, more consistent mitigation.
Brian runs a BGP Black Belt training community, and is very active on LinkedIn, sharing insights on BGP and network engineering – you can follow Brian
here.
Get your anti-DDoS game ready for 2026!
Join our joint webinar with StormWall
On December 9 at 11:00 AM CET, FastNetMon and StormWall host a joint webinar to walk you through what we learned from DDoS attacks in 2025, and what teams should prepare for in 2026. Virgil Truica from our team will be presenting.
We’ll cover how attack patterns are changing, why multi-vector attacks are becoming more common, and when to use Always-On vs On-Demand mitigation. We’ll also explain how FastNetMon and StormWall work together – from early detection to effective mitigation.
If you want a clear, practical view of how to strengthen your DDoS defences for next year, join us in the webinar!
Sneak peek to our new web interface! 👀
FastNetMon has always been a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic and detecting attacks. Soon, it will also include a web interface!
We’re genuinely excited about this update. The new UI gives you real-time dashboards, traffic reports, hostgroup overviews, and clear visibility into ongoing attacks. Same reliable functionality, now easier to visualise.
Launch is coming soon, stay tuned!
Event Recap: LINX125
Last week we attended LINX125 in London as an Ascending Member. It was a great chance to meet the community, see how LINX operates, and hear talks on network resilience, peering strategies, AI data centres, and even the history of BT Tower. Big thanks to LINX and all the speakers for making it such an interesting couple of days. You can read our event recap in the blog!
Industry News
Here are some interesting industry takes and major DDoS incidents you should know about. Enjoy the reading!
Coordinated sanctions target Russia-based bulletproof hosting providers long used for ransomware and DDoS activity. Read the story here.
ShadowRay 2.0 hijacks exposed Ray clusters worldwide, turning AI workloads into self-propagating DDoS bots. Over 230,000 clusters at risk—find out how the botnet spreads and what defenders can do here.
Hezi Rash, a new hacktivist group, claims over 350 DDoS attacks worldwide in just months, targeting governments, media and financial services. Read the news here.
Poland’s top mobile payment platform BLIK was hit by DDoS attacks, causing intermittent outages. High visibility makes financial services a growing target—read more here.
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