On 21 March 2025, we had the pleasure of attending CLNOG 2025, held in Santiago, Chile. This event brought together network operators and industry experts from across the region, highlighting ...
As of June 2025, the BYOND game engine continues to face a persistent and disruptive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack that began on May 10. This sustained assault has severely impacted ...
DDoS protection in cloud or on-premise: pros, cons, and the rise of hybrid defences Distributed-Denial-of-Service attacks used to be the headache of large carriers and gaming giants. Today they reach ...
FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.372 has been released with a critical fix and several improvements. This release addresses a stability issue that could cause FastNetMon to crash when processing malformed ASN feed ...
Effective DDoS Mitigation Strategies: Building a Tiered Defence System DDoS attacks still remain one of the most persistent and disruptive cyber threats in today’s internet infrastructure. From volumetric floods to ...
On 12 May 2025, digital-forensics journalist Brian Krebs watched his site absorb a flood of traffic that briefly touched 6.3 terabits per second. The surge lasted just 45 seconds, delivering ...
FastNetMon was pleased to attend TRNOG event in Izmir on May 24, 2025. This was the second official event organised by the Turkish Network Operators Group (TRNOG), following the successful ...
New Windows botnet HTTPBot zeroes in on game and tech portals For years, most DDoS botnets have operated from compromised routers, IoT devices, or Linux servers. HTTPBot breaks that pattern. ...
The rise of DDoS in global conflicts With societies increasingly dependent on online services, the front lines of geopolitical conflict are no longer limited to physical borders. Increasingly, state-sponsored actors ...
From 12–16 May, the RIPE community gathered in Lisbon for RIPE 90, bringing together over 820 attendees from 55 countries. With 648 joining in person and 172 online, the event ...
DDoS escalates alongside India-Pakistan hostilities When military tensions flared between India and Pakistan in early May, a parallel cyber campaign unfolded at speed. Threat-hunting data show a clear pattern: each ...