Geolocation by IP address provides a way to visualize Internet attack data collected at honeypots and other sensors. This method generates some interesting active graphics, but it’s not clear that you can really do much with it beyond marvel at the industry and persistence of attackers. Your supposed location and your actual location may vary…
DetailsAnother piece from the folks at Dark Reading on the Iranian Dark Coders hackers going after automated tank gauges (ATGs). Most folks have no idea what an ATG is, but next time you fill up your car or monster truck at a gas station, take a peek into the closet behind the cash register, or at…
DetailsDigital Assets. What does “protect your digital assets” really mean? A digital asset is just about any kind of content or transaction that can be accessed by browsers or bots. So this notion of asset includes site content, pricing data for retailers, e-tickets for events, logons for online banking and trading, insurance claim forms, and…
DetailsThe Usual Way, and the Magnus Way This paper discusses the usual way enterprises handle DDos attacks, and then compares how Magnus Cloud completely changes that into a better, simpler, and successful process. The usual approach to handling a DDoS attack on your web site is a process with a limited chance of succeeding. Consider…
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