Anonymous is a loosely organized international hacktivist group. A typical Anonymous attack involves recruiting hundreds of supporters online, using tools like LOIC to conduct DDoS attacks, and employing skilled hackers to find vulnerabilities using scanners. Targets have included government agencies, companies, and other organizations. Web application firewalls can help mitigate these attacks by detecting vulnerabilities, blocking DDoS traffic, and providing visibility into hacker activities.
Cyber Vigilantes: Turning the Tables on HackersImperva
With command-and-control servers out in the open and key players in the hacking industry behind bars, are the tables beginning to turn on the underground world of cybercrime?
Today's security practitioners are taking an aggressive approach to data security and applying defenses that stop hackers in their tracks. This proactive approach to security has uncovered ground-breaking hacker activities, including: full-fledged attack campaigns (XSS and server-generated DDoS), data collections that contain millions of consumer passwords, and cloud-based technologies used by hackers.
This webinar featuring Imperva Director of Security Strategy, Rob Rachwald, provides insight into the following: 1) techniques utilized by the security community to tap into hacker activity, 2) research on hacking campaigns, such as the recent Lulzsec attacks 3) technologies, methods, and models driving the business of cybercrime 4) recommendations for effective security controls to protect against next generation attacks.
Theft of intellectual property is troubling, no matter what the victim’s identity. But theft of IP from the defense industry can be terrifying. IP that falls into the wrong hands can have devastating security and espionage repercussions, troublesome competitiveness implications, and can even be used to target employees and families for blackmail or kidnapping. Learn more: http://www.cyberhub.com/research/IP_threat
Cyber Vigilantes: Turning the Tables on HackersImperva
With command-and-control servers out in the open and key players in the hacking industry behind bars, are the tables beginning to turn on the underground world of cybercrime?
Today's security practitioners are taking an aggressive approach to data security and applying defenses that stop hackers in their tracks. This proactive approach to security has uncovered ground-breaking hacker activities, including: full-fledged attack campaigns (XSS and server-generated DDoS), data collections that contain millions of consumer passwords, and cloud-based technologies used by hackers.
This webinar featuring Imperva Director of Security Strategy, Rob Rachwald, provides insight into the following: 1) techniques utilized by the security community to tap into hacker activity, 2) research on hacking campaigns, such as the recent Lulzsec attacks 3) technologies, methods, and models driving the business of cybercrime 4) recommendations for effective security controls to protect against next generation attacks.
Theft of intellectual property is troubling, no matter what the victim’s identity. But theft of IP from the defense industry can be terrifying. IP that falls into the wrong hands can have devastating security and espionage repercussions, troublesome competitiveness implications, and can even be used to target employees and families for blackmail or kidnapping. Learn more: http://www.cyberhub.com/research/IP_threat
Denial of service (DoS) attacks continue to move up the stack from the network to the application level. Since many anti-DoS solutions focus on the lower layers, hackers are targeting specific Web servers, such as IIS or Apache, or applications, such as SharePoint, in order to reduce the likelihood of attack detection. This presentation highlights the latest trends, techniques, and technologies deployed by hackers and provides security professionals with specific steps to mitigate this threat.
Security weekly september 28 october 4, 2021 Roen Branham
Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tl3pVMaCN60
Security weekly september 28 october 4, 2021
We review the Cyber Security news events that happened from September 28 - October 4, 2021.
HOST PROTECTION USING PROCESS WHITE-LISTING, DECEPTION AND REPUTATION SERVICESAM Publications,India
The Internet or World Wide Web has become prominent platform for business and commerce and is witnessing user growth with increased penetration of mobile Internet. Huge traffic is being generated, some of it being legitimate and the rest being malicious. Hence the implementation and maintenance of Information Security programs is been done .In the age of the Internet, protecting our information has become just as important as protecting our property. Malware authors have found and exploited new zero-day vulnerabilities resulting in damage to end-user system. Ransomware, a malware that has taken malware attacks to a new level by locking files of the affected user and demand Bitcoin payment to unlock those files. On the other hand the Volume and frequency of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have increased. Many unpatched machines without the knowledge of its owners have become a part of Botnets which carry out DDoS attacks. This paper focuses on strategies to be adopted to protect individual hosts from malware attacks and other types of intrusions using Deception, White-Listing and Reputation Services.
Denial of service (DoS) attacks continue to move up the stack from the network to the application level. Since many anti-DoS solutions focus on the lower layers, hackers are targeting specific Web servers, such as IIS or Apache, or applications, such as SharePoint, in order to reduce the likelihood of attack detection. This presentation highlights the latest trends, techniques, and technologies deployed by hackers and provides security professionals with specific steps to mitigate this threat.
Security weekly september 28 october 4, 2021 Roen Branham
Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tl3pVMaCN60
Security weekly september 28 october 4, 2021
We review the Cyber Security news events that happened from September 28 - October 4, 2021.
HOST PROTECTION USING PROCESS WHITE-LISTING, DECEPTION AND REPUTATION SERVICESAM Publications,India
The Internet or World Wide Web has become prominent platform for business and commerce and is witnessing user growth with increased penetration of mobile Internet. Huge traffic is being generated, some of it being legitimate and the rest being malicious. Hence the implementation and maintenance of Information Security programs is been done .In the age of the Internet, protecting our information has become just as important as protecting our property. Malware authors have found and exploited new zero-day vulnerabilities resulting in damage to end-user system. Ransomware, a malware that has taken malware attacks to a new level by locking files of the affected user and demand Bitcoin payment to unlock those files. On the other hand the Volume and frequency of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have increased. Many unpatched machines without the knowledge of its owners have become a part of Botnets which carry out DDoS attacks. This paper focuses on strategies to be adopted to protect individual hosts from malware attacks and other types of intrusions using Deception, White-Listing and Reputation Services.
The FATE institute brings together research and design ideas to underpin “The Future of Self-Knowledge” philosophy; the cross fertilisation between three methodologies of future forecasting; ancient divination, corporate futurology and predictive gene testing.
Unmasking Anonymous: An Eyewitness Account of a Hacktivist AttackImperva
In 2011, Imperva witnessed an assault by the hacktivist group, Anonymous, which included the use of social media for communications and, most importantly, their attack methods. Since Anonymous’ targets vary, it is important for security professionals to learn how to prepare their organization for a potential attack. These presentation slides will walk-through the key stages of an Anonymous attack campaign, including recruitment and communication, application attack methods, and mitigation strategies.
This Imperva Hacker Intel report details the never-before-seen details on an attack by hacktivist group 'Anonymous' against a high-profile unnamed target during a 25 day period in 2011. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the attack, including a detailed timeline of activities from start to finish, an examination of the hacking methods utilized, as well as insights on the use of social media to recruit participants and coordinate the attack.
The rise of malware on the web is threatening businesses around the world. This presentation looks at the trends in malware on the web, and how AppRiver is providing protection against this threat.
7 Major Types of Cyber Security Threats.pdfPhD Assistance
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Cyber Attacks: How to Ninja-Proof Your Data - Centre TechnologiesCentre Technologies
They’re crafty, covert, and silent. They have the tools, skills, time, and patience to unleash underground attacks on even the most fortified walls. Last year, these masters of stealth managed to sneak into some of the world’s biggest establishments, resulting in millions of dollars in loss and throwing the tech world into chaos.
We’re talking about cyber attackers though, not ninjas. Although, the two are remarkably similar.
Cyber-ninja proof your data by working with a trusted IT solutions provider that knows how to detect and fight the breed of criminal. Learn more about enterprise security and compliance solutions at www.centretechnologies.com
What Makes Web Applications Desirable For HackersJaime Manteiga
For years’ unethical hackers have preferred Web Applications as the favorite pattern of attack. In this webinar, we will take a look inside the mind of an attacker — including uncovering their motivation and hacking techniques. Web Applications become compromised all the time; additionally, organizations seem to be repeating mistakes when it comes to application security. This webinar will serve as a baseline to establish appropriate web information security controls and mitigation strategies by thinking like an unethical hacker.
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The State of Application Security: What Hackers BreakImperva
Companies of all sizes face a universal security threat from today's organized hacking industry. Why? Hackers are decreasing costs and expanding their reach with tools and technologies that allow for automated attacks against Web applications. The hacker’s arsenal includes armies of zombies (i.e. global networks of compromised computers) that access large amounts of personal and corporate data that can be sold on the black market.
As part of Imperva's ongoing Hacker Intelligence Initiative, we monitored and categorized individual attacks across the Internet over a period of six months. This webinar will detail the results of this research, which encompasses attacks witnessed via onion router (TOR) traffic as well as attacks targeting 30 different enterprise and government Web applications. The research includes:
• Insight into how automation allows hackers to generate 7 attacks per second
• Overview of the top vulnerabilities exploited by hackers: directory traversal, cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and remote file inclusion (RFI)
• Detail into which countries generate the most malicious activity
• Recommendations, both technical and nontechnical, for security teams and executive
The State of Application Security: What Hackers BreakImperva
Companies of all sizes face a universal security threat from today's organized hacking industry. Why? Hackers are decreasing costs and expanding their reach with tools and technologies that allow for automated attacks against Web applications. The hacker’s arsenal includes armies of zombies (i.e. global networks of compromised computers) that access large amounts of personal and corporate data that can be sold on the black market.
As part of Imperva's ongoing Hacker Intelligence Initiative, we monitored and categorized individual attacks across the Internet over a period of six months. This webinar will detail the results of this research, which encompasses attacks witnessed via onion router (TOR) traffic as well as attacks targeting 30 different enterprise and government Web applications.
The Endless Wave of Online Threats - Protecting our CommunityAVG Technologies AU
Learn which members of the community are the most vulnerable to cybercrime and view examples of the the latest online threats - including Exploit Toolkits, Second Click Redirection, Fake AV, Ransomware and Printed Malware.
Top 20 Ethical Hacker Interview Questions.pdfinfosec train
The Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH v12) program is one of the most respected certifications in the cybersecurity field. It has been the world’s number one ethical hacking certification for 20 years and is continuously ranked number one in ethical hacking certification by different firms.
The new challenges to be faced by Registries and Registrars. How to profit from cyber security, business opportunities for domain Registrars?
Presentation from Novi Sad, Serbia, September 14, 2011
Countering Cyber Threats By Monitoring “Normal” Website BehaviorEMC
Have you considered using big data to protect against cyber threats? Savvy CSOs are doing just that-leveraging hoards of web traffic data to model normal online behavior and then use that insight to counter attempts at business-logic abuse. Check out this informative technology dossier to explore the ins and outs of using big data analysis and web-user profiling to protect your company against cyber threats.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
4. Hacktivism
From Wikipedia:
HACK + ACTIVISM - the use of
computers and computer networks as a
means of protest; (…) hacktivism could
be defined as "the nonviolent use of
legal and/or illegal digital tools in
pursuit of political ends". These tools
include web site defacements, denial-of-
service attacks, information theft, (…)
Acts of hacktivism are carried out in the
belief that proper use of code will be
able to produce similar results to those
produced by regular activism or civil
disobedience.
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5. What is Anonymous?
Reality
What they claim to be:
“Anonymous is an umbrella for
Anonymous is an Internet meme (…), anyone to hack anything for any
representing the concept of many reason.”
online and offline community users —New York Times, 27 Feb 2012
simultaneously existing as
an anarchic, digitized global brain. Targets include porn sites, Mexican
drug lords, Sony, government agencies,
banks, churches, law enforcement ,
Hacktivists fighting for moral causes.
airline, São Paulo’s Mayor and Vladimir
Putin.
Anyone can be a target.
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6. The Plot - The anatomy of an Anonymous Attack
Attack took place in 2011 over a 25
day period.
Anonymous was on a deadline to
breach and disrupt a website, a
proactive attempt at hacktivism.
10-15 skilled hackers or “geniuses.”
Several hundred to a thousand
supporters.
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7. On the Offense
Skilled hackers—This group, around 10
to 15 individuals per campaign, have
genuine hacking experience and are
quite savvy.
Nontechnical—This group can be quite
large, ranging from a few dozen to a few
hundred volunteers. Directed by the
skilled hackers, their role is primarily to
conduct DDoS attacks by either
downloading and using special software
or visiting websites designed to flood
victims with excessive traffic.
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8. On the Defense
Deployment line was network firewall, WAF, web servers and anti-virus.
Imperva WAF
+ SecureSphere WAF version 8.5 inline, high availability
+ ThreatRadar reputation
+ SSL wasn’t used, the whole website was in HTTP
Unnamed network firewall and IDS
Unnamed anti-virus
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12. Phase #2
Recon and Application Attack
“Avoid strength, attack weakness: Striking where the enemy is
most vulnerable.”
—Sun Tzu
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13. Finding Vulnerabilities
Tool #1: Vulnerability Scanners
Purpose: Rapidly find application vulnerabilities.
Cost: $0-$1000 per license.
The specific tools:
+ Acunetix (named a “Visionary” in a Gartner 2011 MQ)
+ Nikto (open source)
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14. Hacking Tools
Tool #2: Havij
Purpose:
+ Automated SQL injection
and data harvesting tool.
+ Solely developed to take
data transacted by
applications
Developed in Iran
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16. Hacking Tools
Low-Orbit Ion Canon (LOIC)
Purpose:
+ DDoS
+ Mobile and Javascript variations
+ Can create 200 requests per second per browser window
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17. Anonymous and LOIC in Action
700000
600000
LOIC in Action
Transactions per Second
500000
400000
300000
200000
Average Site Traffic
100000
0
Day 19 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day 25 Day 26 Day 27 Day 28
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18. LOIC Facts
LOIC downloads
+ 2011: 381,976
+ 2012 (through March 19): 318,340
+ Jan 2012=83% of 2011’s downloads!
Javascript LOIC:
+ Easy to create
+ Iterates up to 200 requests per minute
+ Can be used via mobile device.
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20. I’ve spent a lot of money…
And why I’m not Safe Yet?
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21. I have IPS and NGFW, am I safe?
IPS and NGFWs do not prevent web application attacks.
+ Don’t confuse “application aware marketing” with Web Application Security.
WAFs at a minimum must include the following to protect
web applications:
• Web-App Profile
• Web-App Signatures
• Web-App Protocol Security
• Web-App DDOS Security Security Policy Correlation
• Web-App Cookie Protection
• Anonymous Proxy/TOR IP Security
• HTTPS (SSL) visibility
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22. I have IPS and NGFW, am I safe?
IPS and NGFWs do not prevent web application attacks.
+ Don’t confuse “application aware marketing” with Web Application Security.
However, IPS and NGFWs at best only partially support the
items in Red:
• Web-App Profile
• Web-App Signatures
• Web-App Protocol Security
• Web-App DDOS Security Security Policy Correlation
• Web-App Cookie Protection
• Anonymous Proxy/TOR IP Security
• HTTPS (SSL) visibility
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23. I have IPS and NGFW, am I safe?
• IPS & NGFW Marketing – They have at least one web-app feature so
they market themselves as a solution.
• IPS & NGFW gaps to WAF – WAFs provide far more web-app features than
IPS and NGFWs. IPS and NGFWs do not even meet the most minimal requirements of
web application security.
• False Sense of Security - IPS and NGFWs are creating a false sense of security
with their claims and are leaving organizations like the ones we have previously
mentioned susceptible to web application penetration.
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24. Anonymous targets that we know of, so far…
US Department of Justice Polish Prime Minister Muslim Brotherhood
US Copyright Office Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs UMG
FBI Polish Internal Security Agency PayPal
MPAA French Presidential Site Mastercard
Warner Brothers Austria Ministry of Justice Visa
RIAA Austria Ministry of Internal Affairs US Senate
HADOPI Austria Ministry of Economy CIA
BMI Austria Federal Chancellor Citibank
Sony Slovenia NLB Itau
Amazon Mexican Interior Ministry Banco do Brazil
Church of Scientology Mexican Senate Caixa Econômica Federal
SOHH Mexican Chamber of Deputies Tim Celular Brasil
Office of the AU Prime Minister Irish Department of Justice Presidência da República
AU House of Parliament Irish Department of Finance Petrobrás
AU Department of Communications Greek Department of Justice Receita Federal
Swiss bank PostFinance Egyptian National Democratic Party Ministério dos Esportes
Fine Gael HBGary Federal Rede Globo de Televisão
New Zealand Parliament Spanish Police Cielo (Visa)
Tunisia Government Orlando Chamber of Commerce Banco Central
Zimbabwe Government Catholic Diocese of Orlando HSBC Brasil
Egyptian Government Rotary Club or Orlando Bradesco
Malaysian Government Bay Area Rapid Transit Itau (Brasil)
Polish Government Syrian Defense Ministry Dilma (President)
Polish Police Syrian Central Bank Kassab (São Paulo Mayor)
Polish President Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Polish Ministry of Culture Various Pornography sites
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27. Mitigation
Monitor social media
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogspot, pastebin etc.
Use Google alerts
Protect applications
Web application firewalls, VA and code reviews
Analyze the alert messages generated by your security devices
The DDoS attack was preceded by a few-days-long phase of reconnaissance.
Daily analysis of alert information may help better prepare for tomorrow’s
attack.
IP reputation is very valuable
Most of the reconnaissance traffic could have been blocked
Threat Radar
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