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 ...
A new variant of the Flodrix botnet has entered the scene, and it’s taking aim at poorly secured open-source tools with an unusual level of stealth and versatility. The newest ...
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Comprehensive resources on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are surprisingly hard to come by—especially ones that are both technically accurate and grounded in real-world experience. That’s why Stefan Behte’s ...
Cloudflare recently reported neutralising the largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever recorded—a jaw-dropping 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) of malicious traffic. The attack was short but fierce, lasting ...
Historically, DDoS attacks focused on obvious targets: banks, telecoms, gaming platforms, and government services. But in 2025, the landscape has shifted. Today’s DDoS campaigns are increasingly aimed at organisations that ...
BGP Blackholing, also known as RTBH (Remotely Triggered Black Hole), is a well-established technique in the DDoS mitigation playbook. It’s fast, effective, and uses your upstream providers’ infrastructure to stop ...
Botnets are behind some of the biggest online attacks we’ve seen in recent years. They don’t usually rely on advanced hacking techniques or zero-day exploits. Instead, they quietly take over ...
If your organisation buys bandwidth from one of the big backbone carriers, you already sit behind formidable pipes and global scrubbing clouds. Sales decks often call this ‘built-in DDoS protection’. ...
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 ...
Infosec Europe: Key Takeaways from London’s Leading Cybersecurity Event FastNetMon’s CEO Kate Fateeva and Maria Pietilanaho visited Infosecurity Europe 2025—this year marking the event’s 30th anniversary at ExCeL London. As ...