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Security Conference Season To Break All Records
London is host to two security conferences this week and the past "annus horribilis" has given them plenty to analyse, says Eric Doyle
Police Make New Arrest In Anonymous Probe
The police have made an arrest of a person suspected of being involved in the pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks
Security Researchers Uncover US-Based DDoS Botnet
The US-based Skunkx botnet carries out DDoS attacks, while also rooting out rival botnet clients on the host
Massive DDoS Attack Puts Squeeze On WordPress
Blogging platform WordPress was hit by a massive denial of service attack affecting a number of A-list sites
Controversial US Church In ‘Anonymous’ Row
An anti-gay US church has faked a letter threatening a DDoS attack, purporting to be Anonymous hacktivists
Ixia Tackles Network And Cloud Security Testing
IxLoad-Attack can generate malicious test traffic to show of how well site and cloud security holds up
Yemen, Egypt Government Sites Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’
The activist group 'Anonymous' has attacked websites belonging to the Yemeni and Egyptian governments in support of protests
Home Office Adopts ‘Flawed’ EU Cyber-Crime Directive
James Brokenshire has signed the UK up to the EC cyber-crime directive despite major grey areas
Study: Firewalls A Liability In Fight Against DDoS Attacks
Stateful firewalls can harm organisations' efforts to protect themselves against DDoS attacks, an Arbor Networks study has found
FBI Issues 40 Warrants Over WikiLeaks
The FBI has taken action over Anonymous DDoS attacks that supported WikiLeaks
Can The Government Prevent A DDoS Attack On Its Systems?
Governments are not immune to DDoS attacks, as hacktivist group Anonymous has proved. It's time nations started defending themselves, says Will Hogan
2010: Dawn Of National Cyber Wars, says Citrix CTO
"Conficker is still out there - and that's 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any national interest, it would go down in a heartbeat," says Simon Crosby
DDoS Fears Shatter WikiLeaks Mirror Site Hosting
Web host SiteGround has suspended at least two WikiLeaks mirror sites, citing fears of disruptive attacks
Human Rights Sites Plagued By DDoS Attacks
New research shows opponents of human rights organisations are using DDoS attacks to bring down their websites
All Not-So-Quiet On The WikiLeaks Front
WikiLeaks-related issues have quietened down, says Eric Doyle. This is just the lull before a storm that will ring in the New Year
Researchers: ‘Operation Payback’ Attack Tool Leaves Participants Traceable
A study has found that the DDoS tool used in the WikiLeaks payback attacks leaves users' IP addresses exposed
The Lesson To Be Learnt From Anonymous
The DDoS attacks on WikiLeaks' opponents contain a serious lesson that should be heeded by every website owner, says Eric Doyle
WikiLeaks Revenge Attack Threatens Cameron’s Online Aspirations
If Anonymous hacktivists succeed in bringing down the Direct.gov site, it could trigger a rethink for Cameron
Twitter Denies De-Trending WikiLeaks As Visa Takes A Pasting
Twitter has stated it is not blocking Wikileaks from its Trends list. Elsewhere the DDoS attacks continue
Mastercard Website Punished For WikiLeaks Ban
Operation: Payback, a WikiLeaks’ supporter initiative, has turned its DDoS attacks on Mastercard
ISOC: WikiLeaks Attacks Threaten Free Expression
The Internet Society wants a legal solution to the WikiLeaks debacle, not DoS attacks and DNS alterations
WikiLeaks Supporters Hit PayPal And PostFinance
PayPal and a Swiss bank have been hit by WikiLeaks supporters, for cutting off the whistleblower's funds
DoS Attack Hit WikiLeaks Before Document Disclosure
A denial-of-service attack hit WikiLeaks before it released thousands of diplomatic documents, reports say
Burma Taken Off-Net By Cyber Attack
The Asian nation of of Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been hit by a massive denial-of-service attack
Most Consumers Support Government Cyber-Spying
Sixty-three percent of people believe that it is acceptable for their government to spy on another country's computer systems
How Attackers Use Social Networks For Command And Control
RSA has discovered that attackers using social networking can slip through the net by incorporating illegal activities with legitimate ones