30 results
- 1 Oct 2013
Prolexic Completes SOC 1, SOC 2 Examinations
Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, said that it has successfully completed its Type 2 SOC 1 examination, commonly referred to as SSAE…
- 11 Oct 2013
Prolexic Protects OnCourse Systems for Education, SaaS Applications against DDoS Attacks
Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that OnCourse Systems for Education, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) K-12…
- 23 Oct 2013
DDoS Perpetrators Change Tactics, Launch High-Bandwidth Attacks
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has reported that DDoS perpetrators changed tactics in Q3 2013 to boost attack sizes and hide…
- 14 Nov 2013
Prolexic Advises Against a Multi-Layered Strategy to Block DDoS Attacks
Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today it has published a new executive series white paper that alerts businesses of the pitfalls of…
- 26 Sept 2013
Prolexic Enhances PLXportal with Real-Time Views of DDoS, Network Activity
Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has said that it has introduced a number of enhancements to PLXportal, its customer gateway. These include an…
- 13 Mar 2014
Prolexic Issues High Alert DDoS Attack Threat Advisory
Prolexic Technologies the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, now part of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), has issued a high alert threat advisory on NTP amplification…
- 11 Feb 2014
Prolexic Issues High Alert Threat Advisory for DNS Flooder DDoS Attack Toolkit
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has issued a high alert DDoS attack threat advisory on the DNS Flooder v1.1 toolkit. The toolkit…
- 14 Jan 2014
Report Shows Mobile Apps Being Used for DDoS Attacks
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has reported that mobile applications are being used in DDoS attacks against enterprise…
- 5 Feb 2014
Beware! Cyber Attackers Using DDoS Attacks Influence Stock Prices
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, last night shared an analysis of nearly a dozen global DDoS attacks that indicates cyber…
- 22 Jan 2014
Prolexic Publishes Top 10 DDoS Attack Trends for 2013
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has published its top 10 attack trends for 2013 with advice on enterprises to increase…
- 25 Sept 2013
Prolexic Gets Arab National Bank Job to Mitigate DDoS
Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, said that Arab National Bank (ANB), a commercial bank serving more than 2 million customers across Saudi…
- 20 Dec 2013
Prolexic Opens North Pole DDoS Scrubbing Center
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has announced that it has opened a new office and scrubbing center in the North Pole. “We have a…
- 7 Jan 2014
Prolexic Releases Video Tour of DDoS Security Operations Center
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, today released a new video tour of its DDoS Security Operations Center (SOC). The six-minute…
- 7 Oct 2018
Five Steps to Evaluating a DDoS Managed Service Provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one of its external facing servers in early September reminds us…
- 26 May 2016
Gilat Satcom Warns: DDoS Attacks on African Networks Increase
Gilat Satcom has raised alarm on increased Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on IT networks in Africa. The Company said that among top 10 sectors most likely to be targeted by DDoS…
- 8 Aug 2018
DDoS Attacks via IoT Devices Threaten Development of Fourth Industrial Revolution
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that use Internet of Things devices are a significant threat to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the potential it brings to revolutionise…
- 23 Jan 2016
Nigerian Firms Join Arbor Advantage, Strengthen Fight against DDoS Attacks
Networks Unlimited, leading value-added distributor, has announced that amidst increasing reports of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, two new Nigerian based companies have joined the…
- 30 Jan 2016
DDoS Protection: Broad, Multi-Faceted Approach for Financial Institutions
With Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks becoming more complex and sophisticated, so must any defensive strategy that attempts to fully protect a financial institution, according to Arbor…
- 7 Sept 2022
DDoS Attacks Pound Africa as Liquid Launches Solution
Liquid Networks has launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Secure offering for internet and IP transit clients in Africa. In its announcement of the launch, the Cassava Technologies company…
- 8 Aug 2022
DDOS Attacks see Smart Rise in Q2
During Q2 of this year, distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks reached new heights as both the number of smart attacks, and the average duration of these attacks, increased sharply. Compared to…
- 1 Sept 2017
20 Years of DDoS Attacks – Looking Back, Looking Forward
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are more popular and dangerous today than at any time in history. In 20 years, DDoS attacks have gone from being a novelty to a nuisance, and finally…
- 9 Nov 2021
DDoS Attacks Up by 300% in Africa Since 2019
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Africa have increased by 300% in 2021, compared to the same period in 2019. The continent experienced a similar spike in February 2020, coinciding with…
- 20 Mar 2024
Nigeria's Pan African Bank Teams Up with Cybervergent to Bolster Cybersecurity Resilience
In response to the escalating threat landscape posed by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) and other cyber-attacks, a Nigerian pan-African Bank has forged a strategic alliance with Cybervergent, a…
- 18 Feb 2013
Cyber Attacks Against Media on the Rise
Cyber attacks against journalists and media organizations around the world have increased over the past few years as criminal hackers provide a cheap and easy way of censoring the press, a media…
- 12 Jun 2018
ITSSP Amplifies its Voice on Critical Cyber Security Issues Mitigating smooth ICT Development
The Information Technology Systems and Security Professionals (ITSSP) is set to address critical cyber security issues mitigating smooth development of information security in Nigeria. …
- 28 Dec 2016
Ransomware of Things', Jackware & Other l Activities to Impact IT security in 2017- ESET
Abusing information systems to extort money is almost as old as computing itself, however, Stephen Cobb, ESET Senior Security Researcher said that one of the most worrying trends in 2016 was the…
- 30 Oct 2017
Key Considerations in Using a Web Application Firewall
Cyber security specialists are realising more and more the growing danger of application layer threats to a network. While there is no denying the need to remain aware of distributed denial of…
- 30 May 2016
MainOne, Radware Partner on Managed Security Services
MainOne, the premier connectivity and data center solutions company in West Africa, and Radware, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions ensuring optimal service level…
- 27 Sept 2023
Kaspersky Unveils an Overview of IoT-related Threats in 2023
Kaspersky has delved into the evolving threats targeting the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) sector. With IoT devices, such as routers and smart home components, projected to exceed 29…
- 30 Aug 2016
Gilat Satcom Takes Fiber Operations to Ghana
Gilat Satcom, a leading provider of satellite and fiber-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, on Tuesday announced that it is expanding its operations in Ghana to meet the…