Blackholing beats the hackers

FireHost has announced trends for the attacks it blocked from its clients’ web applications in Q4 2013. FireHost’s IT security experts have noted that the company’s most recent Superfecta* data on attempted cyberattacks could provide evidence of a ‘blackholing’ effect, whereby FireHost’s IP Reputation Management (IPRM) filters have, over time, helped to hide FireHost’s customers’ IPs from would-be hackers.

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36% increase in Advanced Persistent Threats

Arbor Networks, Inc. has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offering a rare view into the most critical security challenges facing today’s network operators. Based on survey data provided by service provider, enterprise, cloud, hosting and other network operators from around the world, this annual report provides a real-world view of the security threats that organisations face and the strategies they adopt to address them.

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