Flow-based monitoring for Magic Transit
Network-layer DDoS attacks are on the rise, prompting security teams to rethink their L3 DDoS mitigation strategies to prevent business impact. Magic Transit protects customers’ Read More
Category: attacks
Beat – An Acoustics Inspired DDoS Attack
On the week of Black Friday, Cloudflare automatically detected and mitigated a unique ACK DDoS attack, which we’ve codenamed “Beat”, that targeted a Magic Transit Read More
XML External Entity (XXE), explained
Web application security has gained a lot of recent interest. The quality and skills of hackers have improved over time. So it’s important for the Read More
Know When You’ve Been DDoS’d
Today we’re announcing the availability of DDoS attack alerts. The alerts are available for free for all Cloudflare’s customers on paid plans. Unmetered DDoS protection Read More
A Complete Guide to Man in The Middle Attacks
Introduction Man in the middle (MITM) attacks are the attacks which are carried out by intercepting a communication between two systems. In… Source: Codementor
Cyberattacks since the murder of George Floyd
As we’ve often seen in the past, real world protest and violence is usually accompanied by attacks on the Internet. This past week has been Read More
DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection
The proliferation of DDoS attacks of varying size, duration, and persistence has made DDoS protection a foundational part of every business and organization’s online presence. Read More
Cloudflare response to CPDoS exploits
Three vulnerabilities were disclosed as Cache Poisoning Denial of Service attacks in a paper written by Hoai Viet Nguyen, Luigi Lo Iacono, and Hannes Federrath Read More
Who DDoS'd Austin?
It was a scorching Monday on July 22 as temperatures soared above 37°C (99°F) in Austin, TX, the live music capital of the world. Only Read More
Developer security best practices: protecting against timing attacks
One of the great things about security is that there is always more to learn. When you’re protecting your applications and users, understanding the kinds Read More