The five most famous DDoS attacks
By Adrian Taylor, Regional VP of Sales, A10 Networks Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are now everyday occurrences. Whether you’re a small non-profit or a huge multinational conglomerate, your online services—email, websites, anything that faces the internet—can be slowed or completely stopped by a DDoS attack. Moreover, DDoS attacks are sometimes used to distract your cybersecurity operations while […]
The growing DDoS landscape
By Anthony Webb, EMEA Vice President at A10 Networks Last month, news reports highlighted one of the biggest DDoS attacks ever recorded. The attack, which targeted a large European bank, generated 809m packets per second (Mpps). This is a new industry record for a PPS-focused attack which is more than double the size of previous attacks. A10 Networks recently launched its Q2 2020: State of DDoS Weapons Report, based on […]
TLS/SSL Decryption – One of the main pillars of zero trust model
By Stephen Dallas AVP Emerging Europe / Africa Sales & EMEA Channels at A10 Networks In a world where everything and everyone is connected to the internet, in one way or another, it’s hard to imagine a network that is truly secure. Data, large amounts of it, are at the centre of it all. With industries from […]
What you need to know about DDoS weapons today
By Adrian Taylor, Regional VP of Sales for A10 Networks A DDoS attack can bring down almost any website or online service. The premise is simple: using an infected botnet to target and overwhelm vulnerable servers with massive traffic. Twenty years after its introduction, DDoS remains as effective as ever—and continues to grow in frequency, […]
GUEST BLOG: The Growing DDoS Landscape
By Anthony Webb, EMEA Vice President at A10 Networks A new wave of DDoS attacks on South Africa’s internet service provider has highlighted that these attacks continue to grow in frequency, intensity and sophistication. A10 Networks’ recent report on the Q2 2019: The State of DDoS Weapons has shed more light on the loud, distributed nature of DDoS […]
