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  • Symantec: Cybercriminals Use Consumer IoT Devices to Launch Attacks Against Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec: Cybercriminals Use Consumer IoT Devices to Launch Attacks Against Companies

    Symantec has published new research that indicates cybercriminals work to hijack home networks and consumer Internet of Things devices to launch distributed denial of service attacks against large companies. The company said Thursday its security response team has found that cybercriminals gain cheap bandwidth through a web of consumer devices to spread malware and create zombie networks or botnets without the knowledge […] More

  • DARPA Selects Vencore for DDoS Defense Program Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Selects Vencore for DDoS Defense Program Research

    A business unit of Chantilly, Virginia-based defense contractor Vencore has received an estimated $7.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for research on a computer network defense program. Vencore Labs will provide research, development, test and evaluation services for the DARPA’s Extreme DDoS Defense program, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DARPA will obligate $2.1 million from fiscal 2015 […] More

  • Neustar Survey: Businesses Focus Security Investments on DDoS Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neustar Survey: Businesses Focus Security Investments on DDoS Protection

    A new survey from Neustar says more than half of respondent companies have invested more in security tools to counter distributed denial-of-service attacks as compared to the previous year. The report highlights trends such as the attackers’ growing focus on what Neustar describes as “targeted, smaller” attacks intended to disrupt a company’s network while installing malware that is designed to steal […] More

  • DHS Awards Galois, Waverley Labs DDoS Defense Program Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Awards Galois, Waverley Labs DDoS Defense Program Contracts

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded $2.33 million in contracts to Galois and Waverley Labs for support of the science and technology directorate’s cybersecurity research and development program on distributed denial of service attacks. DHS said Friday the $1.7 million “DDoS Defense for a Company of Peers” contract with Oregon-based Galois covers the development of a DDoS response tool […] More

  • DARPA Solicits Proposals for DDoS Defense Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Solicits Proposals for DDoS Defense Research

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals for research on cyber defenses against distributed denial of service as part of the Extreme DDoS Defense or XD3 program. In a notice posted Aug. 14 on FedBizOpps, DARPA said the program aims to focus on technologies that physically or logically disperse cyber assets, disguise their characteristics or behaviors, […] More

  • Neustar Reports Increased Enterprise Preparedness for DDoS Attacks in North America - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neustar Reports Increased Enterprise Preparedness for DDoS Attacks in North America

    A Neustar report on the incidence and impact of distributed denial-of-service attacks in North America indicates that businesses are more prepared to address DDoS attacks as their number and scale of impact also increase. The company said Monday the number of North American firms that use a hybrid of on-site and cloud-based technologies to protect against DDoS has grown by 55 percent […] More

  • Neustar’s Jennifer Gilmore: Financial Services Firms Bolstered DDoS Protection Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neustar’s Jennifer Gilmore: Financial Services Firms Bolstered DDoS Protection Systems

    A new report from Neustar indicates that financial services firms have doubled their protection measures against distributed-denial-of-service-attacks compared to other industries. Thirty-two percent of financial services companies are implementing services to minimize the impact of DDoS attacks, Neustar said Monday. Jennifer Gilmore, manager of strategic offer marketing within Neustar’s financial services business, writes that site disruptions […] More