Researcher: High-bandwidth DDoS attacks now common

Computerworld Security: October 18, 2012
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Researcher: High-bandwidth DDoS attacks now common

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with an average bandwidth of over
20Gbps have become commonplace this year, according to researchers from from
DDoS mitigation vendor Prolexic.
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1. Darlene Storm: Pacemaker hacker says worm could possibly 'commit mass murder'
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Darlene Storm: Pacemaker hacker says worm could possibly 'commit mass murder'


After security researcher Barnaby Jack showed how an
attacker with a laptop, located up to 50 feet from a victim, could remotely
hack a pacemaker and deliver a deadly 830-volt shock, Jack talked about how an
attacker could create malicious firmware that could potentially be like a "worm
with the ability to commit mass murder." Meanwhile, a government panel found
that medical equipment in hospitals are running old operating systems 'riddled'
with malware.
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Celebrating teamwork

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