VDMS Introduces Managed Security Services

As part of its new suite of security services, Verizon Digital Media Services has recently announced a new set of managed cloud security services. The new addition complements already available security features within VDMS’ Cloud Security Solution, including DDoS protection,

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ACIDRain Concurrency Attacks on Database-backed Applications

ACIDRain attacks are a new kind of cyberattack on database-backed applications, in which a cybercriminal systematically exploits concurrency-related vulnerabilities that lead to the violation of an application integrity constraint. This might be for instance, vouchers that should only be spent

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Ex-MaxCDN Team Launches SecurityTrails

SecurityTrails was founded in 2017 by CEO Chris Ueland; formerly the CEO for MaxCDN. They have twelve employees and are growing. Their customers include PricewaterhouseCoopers and Microsoft. Their stated mission is to “make the biggest treasure-trove of cyber intelligence data

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Next Chapter in IoT DDoS Attacks

Earlier this week, Akamai released threat research relating to the recent string of DDoS attacks that make use of IoT devices by exploiting security weaknesses in their factory settings. In the report, Akamai provided information about how IoT devices are

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Open Source Platform Apache Spot Now Available

Cloudera and Intel recently announced the donation of their collaborated open source project Apache Spot to the Apache Software Foundation. Originally created by Intel back in February and launched under the name Open Network Insight (ONI) project, the effort has

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Protecting IoT Against Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

One of the most successful methods for gaining control of sensitive user information (with the added benefit of less likely getting caught) is through Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attacks. In a man-in-the-middle attack, a third party pretends to be the server that

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Weekly Intelligence Digest – December 2, 2015

Top Weekly Updates 1. Limelight Networks Provides Video Platform for OTT Streaming Service CuriosityStream  Limelight Networks is making it easier for users to view a vast variety of video content by partnering up with CuriosityStream, the first streaming service for nonfiction

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