Akamai announced the availability of Behavioral DDoS Engine for its App & API Protector solution. This new capability leverages machine learning for automatic, proactive protection against application-layer DDoS attacks.Read More…
Cloudflare has released its report on global DDoS attacks in Q3 2024. The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY. Out of those 6 million, Cloudflare’s autonomous DDoS defense systemsRead More…
Positive Technologies experts have unveiled comprehensive research on the shadow market of cybercriminal services targeting the Gulf countries . The UAE and Saudi Arabian organizations remain in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, and over half of all posts on darknet forums are about selling data and access to local companies’ infrastructures.Read More…
In the second quarter of 2024, DDoS attacks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region increased by 211% year-over-year, according to StormWall’s latest report. StormWall analyzed DDoS attacks against the company’s customers in MENA in Q2 2024 and shared its findings. Hackers hit the MENA region particularly hard,Read More…
Cloudflare has announced its 2024 Q2 DDoS report. This report includes insights and trends about the DDoS threat landscape — as observed across the global Cloudflare network, which is one of the largest in the world. With a 280 terabit per second network located across over 230 cities worldwide, serving 19% ofRead More…
Cloudflare is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Project Galileo, a free offering to protect at-risk public interest groups from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and keep them online. These vulnerable targets can include minority rights organisations, human rights defenders, independent journalists, and democracy protection programmes. To mark the anniversary, Cloudflare isRead More…
FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, and Akamai Technologies have released new research on the surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks threatening the financial services sector and its customers. The report, DDoS: Here to Stay, revealed that more than one-third (35%) ofRead More…
By Amr Alashaal, Regional Vice President – Middle East at A10 NetworksRead More…
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to rise in frequency and sophistication. DDoS-for-hire, hacktivism and geopolitical forces all play a role in the growing cyber threat landscape. In fact, according to Gartner, DDoS attacks will be used as the most common cyberattack typeRead More…
CYBERIA, an Internet and Information Security Services Provider in Saudi Arabia, has announced that one of its key partners Akamai Technologies will be launching a DDOS scrubbing center in Saudi Arabia. According to CYBERIA, this scrubbing center will be the first of its kind in the KingdomRead More…
Kaspersky has released a new report delving into the evolving threats targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. The research uncovered a thriving underground economy on the dark web focused on IoT-related services, particularly for DDoS attacks. With IoT devices, such as routers and smart home components, projected to exceed 29 billion byRead More…
Cloudflare has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services (CIS), powered by Cloudflare, has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management, now available to help enterprises on the Enterprise Premier Plan address and combat the growing threat of malicious bot traffic. Cloudflare and IBM Cloud have been working together sinceRead More…
