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Prolexic Mitigates DDoS Attack Against U.S. Utility Company

March 7, 2013

Attackers now targeting network infrastructures that cause collateral damage  Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that it mitigated an attack against a U.S. metropolitan utility company earlier this month. The utility, which provides services to an estimated 420,000 electric, 305,000 water, and 230,000 sewer customers, has engaged [...]

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Hacking and intrusion prevention, Internet and Web security, IT Network and Computer Security

Raspberry Pi DDoS attack – comment from Arbor Networks

March 6, 2013

Raspberry Pi, the educational technology charity, has reported via its Twitter feed that it has been victim to a DDoS attack. The organisation actively tweeted accounts of the attack as it was happening. In response to the news, Jeremy Nicholls, Arbor Networks channel director for EMEA comments:  “It’s sad to see the Raspberry Pi Foundation, [...]

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Alarm systems, Application and software security, Data management and data security, Encryption, Endpoint security, Firewall, Hacking and intrusion prevention, Internet and Web security, IT Network and Computer Security, Mobile and Wireless Security, Network Security, Security management and policies, Security threats and vulnerabilities, Tagging vandalism and theft prevention
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