distributed denial of service (DDOS)
Cloudflare unveils new One Partner Program with zero trust at its core
Cloudflare unveils new One Partner Program with zero trust at its core
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says the initiative aims to take the complexity out of zero trust architecture
24 Jun 2022
IT Pro News in Review: UK tech raises $16bn, Microsoft acquires Miburo, largest DDoS attack mitigated
IT Pro News in Review: UK tech raises $16bn, Microsoft acquires Miburo, largest DDoS attack mitigated
Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
17 Jun 2022
Cloudflare mitigates biggest ever HTTPS DDoS attack
Cloudflare mitigates biggest ever HTTPS DDoS attack
A botnet generated over 212 million HTTPS requests from over 1,500 networks in 121 countries
15 Jun 2022
What is HTTP error 503 and how do you fix it?
What is HTTP error 503 and how do you fix it?
It may not always be obvious what's behind a 503 error, but there are steps you can take to get back online
27 May 2022
Ukraine's vigilante IT army now has a DDoS bot to automate attacks against Russia
Ukraine's vigilante IT army now has a DDoS bot to automate attacks against Russia
The 270,000-strong IT Army of Ukraine will now combine supporters' cloud infrastructure to strengthen the daily attacks against their invaders
19 May 2022
Russian hackers declare war on 10 countries after failed Eurovision DDoS attack
Russian hackers declare war on 10 countries after failed Eurovision DDoS attack
Italian police thwart cyber attacks on Eurovision's voting systems from the Russian-linked hacker group Killnet after the same group targeted public s…
16 May 2022
DDoS attacks surge to record numbers in 2022 as a result of Russia-Ukraine war
DDoS attacks surge to record numbers in 2022 as a result of Russia-Ukraine war
Cases this year saw some of the longest-lasting DDoS attacks ever seen as hacktivists assembled to take on their enemies in the ongoing cyber war betw…
26 Apr 2022
Should your business worry about Russian cyber attacks?
Should your business worry about Russian cyber attacks?
What is the real Russian cyber security threat facing UK businesses, and how can organisations protect themselves?
7 Apr 2022
IT Pro News In Review: UK likely to pay ransom, OnwardMobility shuts, and Russia blamed for hacks
IT Pro News In Review: UK likely to pay ransom, OnwardMobility shuts, and Russia blamed for hacks
Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
25 Feb 2022
Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: What we know so far
Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: What we know so far
A score of additional attacks on the Ukrainian government and other critical services have been reported this week, as Russia officially declares war …
25 Feb 2022
UK, US officials say Russia was behind DDoS attacks against Ukraine
UK, US officials say Russia was behind DDoS attacks against Ukraine
The Russian Embassy in the US slammed the accusations as "baseless statements"
21 Feb 2022
Ukrainian Ministry of Defence hit by DDoS attack
Ukrainian Ministry of Defence hit by DDoS attack
Ukraine’s largest commercial bank and State Savings Bank were also hit by cyber attacks
16 Feb 2022
What is a 502 bad gateway and how do you fix it?
What is a 502 bad gateway and how do you fix it?
We explain what this networking error means for users and website owners
11 Feb 2022
Podcast transcript: Inside the DDoS arms race
Podcast transcript: Inside the DDoS arms race
Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
28 Jan 2022
The IT Pro Podcast: Inside the DDoS arms race
The IT Pro Podcast: Inside the DDoS arms race
They’re still among the most common cyber attacks - but what makes DDoS so popular?
28 Jan 2022
DDoS attacks are still a key weapon for corporate extortion
DDoS attacks are still a key weapon for corporate extortion
Ransomware isn’t the only rotten fruit, with DDoS attacks deployed both as an extra twist of the knife – and on their own
26 Jan 2022
Europol reveals how ransomware gangs are evolving to evade capture
Europol reveals how ransomware gangs are evolving to evade capture
The annual crime report explains how ransomware continues to grow in profitability despite recent capture attempts, and the novel ways DDoS attackers …
12 Nov 2021
Oracle joins Cloudflare's Bandwidth Alliance
Oracle joins Cloudflare's Bandwidth Alliance
Database giant will adjust cloud transfer fees for Cloudflare customers
10 Nov 2021
DDoS attacks are crippling UK VoIP operators
DDoS attacks are crippling UK VoIP operators
Businesses and emergency services are among customers hit by outages at VoIP firms
27 Oct 2021
Microsoft mitigated 'largest ever' 2.4Tbps DDoS attack
Microsoft mitigated 'largest ever' 2.4Tbps DDoS attack
The record-breaking attack targeted one of the company's European Azure customers in August
12 Oct 2021
Owner of DDoS for hire sites found guilty of hacking offences
Owner of DDoS for hire sites found guilty of hacking offences
Matthew Gatrel faces 35 years in prison when he is sentenced in January 2022
17 Sep 2021
Australia internet banking outage blamed on DDoS mitigation service
Australia internet banking outage blamed on DDoS mitigation service
A technical issue with Akamai's DDoS platform crashed a number of online banking services
17 Jun 2021
NETSCOUT threat intelligence report
NETSCOUT threat intelligence report
Cyber crime: Exploiting a pandemic
18 May 2021