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Cloud defense system against DDoS tsunamis
Cloud mitigation system against DDoS tsunamis - Photo by Omar Flores on Unsplash

Radware presents a new cloud web DDoS protection solution against so-called tsunami attacks. The state-of-the-art solution is designed to bridge the growing gap between standard DDoS mitigation and a new breed of more aggressive Layer 7 (L7) HTTPS flood attacks – also known as web DDoS tsunami attacks. Radware's solution has the ability to combat encrypted, high-volume, and vectorial threats that bypass standard web application firewalls (WAF) and network-based DDoS tools, essentially rendering them ineffective. “The dramatic rise in web DDoS tsunami attacks poses an imminent cyber threat. Organizations around the world, regardless of industry,…

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Researchers Discover Holey Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Claroty security researchers have discovered ways to bypass Web Application Firewalls (WAF). A lack of JSON support allows attacks on potentially all providers. The providers Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, F5 and Imperva have meanwhile updated their products. Security researchers from Team82, the research arm of cyber-physical systems (CPS) security specialists Claroty, have identified the possibility of a basic bypass of industry-leading web application firewalls (WAF). The attack technique involves appending JSON syntax to SQL injection payloads. Leading WAF Vendors Have Already Responded Although most database engines have supported JSON for a decade,…

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AWS Competency Status for Web Application Firewall
Barracuda News

Barracuda again earns AWS Competency status for its Web Application Firewall (WAF). In addition to the CloudGen Firewall, the Barracuda WAF now also has the status. Barracuda has again received Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency status in the Application Security category. The award proves that the cloud security specialist has reliable technology and in-depth expertise and can provide solutions seamlessly on AWS. Barracuda Web Application Firewall has held AWS Security Competency status since 2016. In order to earn this status, Barracuda WAF had to solve extensive security requirements and demonstrate specific application protection measures - the latter with...

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Underestimated Application Layer DDoS Attacks
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

With the rise of remote working, many organizations are embracing network architectures that allow data to be processed and stored closer to the data source. DDoS attacks on the application layer are often underestimated. Although much attention has been paid to mitigating network distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, it is crucial to also address application layer DDoS attacks, which can be of particular interest to attackers. “While DDoS attacks are well known, they should not be dismissed as the norm in the current attack landscape. Cybercriminals use the results of their application layer DDoS attacks to…

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