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Hi from FastNetMon! October brought plenty of tricks and treats on the network front: outbound DDoS attacks, new botnets lurking in misconfigured servers, Linux updates that improve resilience under DDoS attacks, and much more. Happy reading!
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Outbound DDoS: the industry-wide problem demanding attention
Outbound DDoS is an emerging threat vector that too many networks overlook. When compromised devices inside your infrastructure become attack sources, you’re part of the problem — and the wider DDoS epidemic. This article explains why proactive egress monitoring is now a shared responsibility for every operator, and how FastNetMon helps you ensure your network isn’t unknowingly fuelling attacks.
FastNetMon partners with Gcore for automated DDoS scrubbing
We’re excited to announce that FastNetMon now integrates with Gcore, enabling fully automated DDoS mitigation with sub-second detection. With FastNetMon Advanced, networks can detect attacks in real time and automatically divert only affected traffic to Gcore’s powerful scrubbing centres — keeping normal traffic flowing without added latency. This integration supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and joins our ecosystem of automated scrubbing partners, including F5 and Cloudflare Magic Transit.
Last week in Bucharest – RIPE 91
We had a great time last week in Bucharest at RIPE 91. This event recap comes from Outi Maria, who experienced her very first RIPE meeting — and lived to tell the tale. We’re already looking forward to the next one!
Our DDoS Taxonomy published on UK Cyber Security Council
In our latest article on the UK Cyber Security Council, we’ve introduced a structured DDoS taxonomy, breaking attacks into categories like bandwidth, application, and infrastructure-focused threats. A clear DDoS taxonomy helps organisations move from reactive firefighting to automated, structured defence.
Industry News
Here are some interesting industry takes and major DDoS incidents you should know about. Enjoy the reading!
The Aisuru IoT botnet unleashed nearly 30 Tbps of outbound flood traffic via infected ISP-hosted devices, turning internal egress ports into attack vectors. Read details and how to expose infected hosts here.
The Aisuru botnet is the main suspect behind a new scale of DDoS intensity — 29.69 Tbps attack against major gaming platforms on Oct 06. ‘Carpet-bomb’ TCP flood exposes new gaps in gaming defences. Full story here.
ShadowV2 turns mis-configured Docker APIs on cloud hosts into a pay-to-use DDoS launch-pad. How does this DDoS-as-a-service platform exploit container workflows and API abuse? Learn here.
Kernel version Linux 6.18 boosts UDP-receive throughput by 47 % in DDoS-style test traffic, thanks to major lock-contention and queue-handling improvements. Find full story here.
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