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DDoS: Understand The Growing Threat From Botnet #14

CTOvision

Perhaps Liberia is just the testing ground for something larger. If Botnet #14 is “weapons testing”, it’s possible that the USA will see a massive sustained outage of over 4 hours before the end of the year. After all, there is strength in numbers. This could become a huge problem for forgotten sensors with a long battery life.

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Transparent Security Outperforms Traditional DDoS Solution in Lab Trial

CableLabs

Internet of Things [IoT] sensors) that are the source of those attacks. Cox Communications and CableLabs conducted a proof-of-concept test of the Transparent Security solution in the Cox lab in late 2020. This allows the operator to determine the type of IoT devices being leveraged in the attack. Why Cox Is Interested.

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