NTP reflection: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the DDoS'iest of them all?

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	Richi Jennings: NTP reflection: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the DDoS'iest of them all? Network Time Protocol DDoS vuln only needs one bad apple. In an "ugly" turn of events, a vulnerability in many NTP servers helps hackers deny service to others. Using a reflection attack, they managed to create 400 Gb/s of traffic to a single CloudFlare IP address. Presumably while cackling, "Amplify THIS!" Do you run an NTP server? Have you made sure it's not vulnerable? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make like they're snow whiter than white. [You're fired -Ed.] Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Operational Analytics from A to Z As the market demands faster and more accurate responses to opportunities and threats, operational analytics is becoming the foundation for real-time decision making. The paper outlines the business value and technological foundations of operational analytics. View Now In this Issue INSIDER Gigabit Wi-Fi Case Study: Erickson Living upgrades to 802.11ac Wireless charging moves forward -- rival groups team to adopt standards Target breach happened because of a basic network segmentation error Stuart Kippelman: Net neutrality will impact IT Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack Cisco, Innovatio come to Wi-Fi patent agreement INSIDER Westmont College jumps to Gigabit Wi-Fi for three reasons: "Speed, speed and speed" Hackers try to hijack Facebook, other high profile domains through registrar RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Enterprise What's trending in wearable computing and digital money? Come to DEMO Enterprise, April 3 in SF to see the best new products in wearable computing, digital money, mobile, health, internet, enterprise, big data and more. All products are handpicked by top VC experts for their innovative design and market potential. Special offer to newsletter subscribers, register and save 40%. INSIDER Gigabit Wi-Fi Case Study: Erickson Living upgrades to 802.11ac Erickson Living, a company that manages 16 Continuing Care Retirement Communities in nine states, faces a unique challenge when it comes to installed a wireless network a each retirement community has common areas where residents share available bandwidth, but there are also individual residential units where end users have their personal phone and Internet connections. Read More Wireless charging moves forward -- rival groups team to adopt standards The Alliance for Wireless Power and Power Matters Alliance announced today they have reached an agreement to establish interoperability standards for wireless power charging. Read More Target breach happened because of a basic network segmentation error The massive data breach at Target last month may have resulted partly from the retailer's failure to properly segregate systems handling sensitive payment card data from the rest of its network. Read More Stuart Kippelman: Net neutrality will impact IT Earlier this month the United States Court of Appeals struck down the FCC's Net Neutrality directive. Just in case you were worried, let me assure you the Internet won't be coming to an end anytime soon. While this decision has been covered extensively in the media, not much has been said about the potential impact to IT organizations. So without further ado, let's discuss what IT departments can and should do about it. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Smarter analytics on IBM POWER7 for Retail The retail landscape is changing—industry leaders are enhancing their interactions with customers through insights gained from all channels. Read the white paper and see how IBM POWER7 smarter analytics can gather and analyze shopper information to personalize retail experiences, drive more sales, gain loyalty and improve supplier collaboration. Learn More Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack Attackers abused insecure Network Time Protocol servers to launch what appears to be one of the largest DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks ever, this time against the infrastructure of CloudFlare, a company that operates a global content delivery network. Read More Cisco, Innovatio come to Wi-Fi patent agreement Cisco Systems has come to an agreement with patent firm Innovatio IP Ventures in a dispute over Wi-Fi standards-essential patents that targeted its customers. Read More INSIDER Westmont College jumps to Gigabit Wi-Fi for three reasons: "Speed, speed and speed" Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif., was the first school in the country to deploy an all-802.11n network when, four years ago, it rolled out 290 Meraki access points to bring nearly complete coverage to dorms, classrooms and campus buildings. Read More Hackers try to hijack Facebook, other high profile domains through registrar The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group of hackers that has hijacked other high-profile domain names, managed to change the domain registration information for Facebook.com, but failed to redirect the domain to a different server. Read More
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