Terabit-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become an increasingly important challenge for network operators. As internet connectivity speeds increase and attackers gain access...
FastNetMon Blog: DDoS News & Network Security Insights
FastNetMon Blog brings you the latest DDoS news, expert analysis, and technical insights on DDoS attacks and network security. As the leading source for DDoS-related content, we cover new threats, attack trends, and protection strategies. Our articles are written for network engineers, security teams, and tech professionals who want to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. Follow us for updates, how-to guides, and research from the front lines of DDoS defence.
SFDP: VPP’s Stateful Data Plane
This post is a repost of a technical blog originally published by Denys Haryachyy, shared here with permission as part of ongoing research and engineering work around FastNetMon’s inline traffic...
How Does FastNetMon Work? DDoS Detection and Mitigation Explained
FastNetMon Advanced is a network-level DDoS detection and mitigation solution that monitors network traffic, detects potential DDoS attacks, and automates protection using BGP Blackholing (RTBH),...
What Is Ethernet Line Rate? Meaning, Speeds and Throughput Explained
Ethernet line rate refers to the maximum nominal speed at which an Ethernet connection can transmit data. For example, a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) connection has a line rate of 100 gigabits per...
VPP ACL Plugin at Scale: 100K Entries in One ACL vs 100K ACLs
This post is a repost of a technical blog originally published by Denys Haryachyy, shared here with permission as part of ongoing research and engineering work around FastNetMon’s inline traffic...
What is Line-Rate DDoS Filtering? High-Speed Packet Filtering Explained
Line-rate DDoS filtering is the ability to inspect and filter network traffic at the full supported speed of a network connection. For example, a line-rate DDoS filter operating on a 100 Gbps...
Critical Juniper Junos OS Vulnerabilities Affecting BGP FlowSpec and IKE
Official Juniper Security Advisories: CVE-2026-102178 — BGP FlowSpec Vulnerability (JSA112187) CVE-2026-102182 — IKE Remote Code Execution (JSA112196) Severity: Critical (CVSS v3.1: 9.8) Overview...
How NUMA Tripled VPP’s Packet Rate on AMD EPYC
This post is a repost of a technical blog originally published by Denys Haryachyy, shared here with permission as part of ongoing research and engineering work around FastNetMon’s inline traffic...
What Is a DDoS Scrubber? How DDoS Traffic Scrubbing Works
A DDoS scrubber is a network security system designed to identify and remove malicious traffic during a DDoS attack while allowing legitimate traffic to reach its destination. During a DDoS attack,...
Types of DDoS Attacks: Classification, Examples and Mitigation
There are three main types of DDoS attacks: volumetric attacks, protocol attacks, and application-layer attacks. Each targets different resources, from network bandwidth and connection handling to...