Podcast: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on enterprise become more sophisticated and frequent

The CEO of Corero, Ashley Stephenson, discusses with Don Witt of the Channel Daily News, a TR publication, their just released report update on DDoS.  There are many types of attacks for many different purposes. Explanation for types of attacks: Made to confuse systems Made to profile a system Smoke screens for other activities or attacks Intentionally short and targeted at specific resources Gain advantages Booking tickets Online entertainment/games Online betting Attacks by the minute Surprisingly, the dark web is now selling their services to those that cannot perform the tasks themselves or do not want to be identified or caught performing the nefarious deed. Listen in to discover how much the DDoS attacks have increased and how sophisticated they have become. If you are one of the following, Corero can help you fight the attacks! Corero Network Security is dedicated to improving the security and availability of the Internet through the deployment of innovative DDoS & Network Security Solutions. The Corero SmartWall® Threat Defense System (TDS) family of products can be deployed in various topologies, (in-line or scrubbing). The SmartWall Threat Defense System (TDS) family of solutions utilizes modern DDoS mitigation architecture to automatically, and surgically remove DDoS attack traffic, while allowing good user traffic to flow uninterrupted. For the full report, go to: http://info.corero.com/DDoS-Trends-Report.html For more information, go to: https://www.corero.com/