attacks
RSS attacksSymantec Report: Attacks Increasingly Target Trusted Web Sites
White Paper It covers Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, malicious code, phishing, spam, and security risks. According to the latest report, attackers have adopted stealth tactics that prey on end users on individual computers via... [29 May 2009]
Analyzing Interaction Between Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks and Threats
White Paper Denial of Service (DoS) attacks constitutes one of the major threats and among the hardest security problems in today's internet. Of particular concern are Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks,... [20 Jun 2009]
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks: Evolution, Impact, & Solutions
White Paper Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks have existed since the early days of computing and have evolved into complex and overwhelming security challenges. Organizations have had to worry not just about DoS... [06 Oct 2009]
Surviving Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
White Paper Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aim to disrupt the service of information systems by overwhelming the processing capacity of systems or by flooding the network bandwidth of the targeted business. [14 Oct 2008]
A Queueing Analysis for the Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks in Computer Networks
White Paper In most network security analysis, researchers mainly focus on qualitative studies on security schemes and possible attacks, and there are few papers on quantitative analysis in the current literature. [14 Oct 2008]
Cisco - Strategies to Protect Against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
White Paper This white paper contains information to help the reader understand how DDoS attacks are orchestrated, recognize programs used to facilitate DDoS attacks, apply measures to prevent the... [01 Nov 2006]
Attacks still battering unpatched Windows flaws
News Microsoft issued a rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch on Tuesday that fixed one flaw but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. Microsoft on Wednesday warned of "limited zero-day... [28 Sep 2006]
Attacks on Virtual Machine Emulators
White Paper This paper describes known attacks against the most widely used virtual machine emulators (VMware and VirtualPC). This paper also demonstrates newly discovered attacks on other virtual machine emulators... [09 Jan 2008]
Using NetFlow Auditor to Assist in Identifying Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks and Other Network Behavior Anomalies
White Paper This Paper covers how Denial of Service Attacks (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDos) can be identified early to mitigate and attack. A game-changing Network Auditing technology called... [02 Oct 2009]
Attacks and Countermeasures: A Study of Network Attack Classes and Security Components to Protect Against Them
White Paper There are many types of network attacks, and security solutions to address almost all of them. Most attack types fall into three major categories: attacks on integrity, attacks on... [02 Sep 2008]
The Cost of Phishing: Understanding the True Cost Dynamics Behind Phishing Attacks
White Paper How much do phishing attacks really cost organizations? This question has intrigued and frustrated the security industry since attacks began to appear. According to Gartner study released in December... [30 Jun 2009]
Viruses and DoS attacks hitting half of businesses: DTI
News Although most companies protect themselves against virus attacks, a significant proportion still do not use an antivirus product. In a statement released on Tuesday, Chris Potter, a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner, said... [02 Mar 2004]
Detecting and Mitigating Denial-of-Service Attacks on Voice Over IP Networks
White Paper Voice over IP (VoIP) is more susceptible to Denial of Service attacks than traditional data traffic, due to the former's low tolerance to delay and jitter. This paper describes the design of their VoIP Vulnerability... [20 Jun 2009]
Measuring Global Denial of Service Attacks
White Paper Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are one of the most widely crippling elements of many cyberwarfare campaigns. As seen in Georgia, Estonia, and against dissident groups, these attacks can... [20 Jun 2009]
Denial of Service Attacks in Networks With Tiny Buffers
White Paper However, reducing buffer sizes might pose new security risks: it is much easier to fill up tiny buffers, and thus organizing Denial of Service (DoS) attacks seems easier in a network with tiny buffers. [02 Oct 2009]
