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NETSCOUT Systems has outlined the rapidly evolving landscape of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and defense strategies. Designed to provide actionable intelligence, the report offers insights critical to maintaining secure network operations and guiding long-term strategic planning. DDoS attacks are increasingly surpassing traditional cyber threats, transforming into precision-guided digital weapons capable of disrupting critical infrastructure at pivotal moments. Hackers are now augmenting low-power IoT botnets with high-performance enterprise servers and routers, significantly amplifying the scale and impact of their attacks. The integration of AI-driven automation, proxy-based application-layer floods, and widely available DDoS-for-hire services, equipped with reconnaissance and orchestration tools, has made…

Author, Fun & Games, John Strand, Jordan Drysdale, Podcasts Bloxels, christmas, codecademy, CodeCombat, gifts, Hacker kids, Hak5, learning, podcast, Podcasts, Python, snapcircuits Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | RSS Yes.. Ethical Hacker Kids. The holidays are coming up! Here John & Jordan cover the different games, tools and gifts we can give kids that help teach them the trade. There is nothing, nothing like sitting around with family picking locks, learning to code and helping kids through the latest Holiday Hack Challenge. And!! We will also cover the latest gifts that…

You’re an avid data scientist and experimenter. You know that randomisation is the summit of Mount Evidence Credibility, and you also know that when you can’t randomise, you resort to observational data and Causal Inference techniques. At your disposal are various methods for spinning up a control group — difference-in-differences, inverse propensity score weighting, and others. With an assumption here or there (some shakier than others), you estimate the causal effect and drive decision-making. But if you thought it couldn’t get more exciting than “vanilla” causal inference, read on. Personally, I’ve often found myself in at least two scenarios where…

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Justice that oversees billions in legal funding, warned law firms of a security incident and said the attackers might have accessed financial information. Approximately 2,000 providers, including barristers, solicitor firms, and non-profit organizations, deliver civil and criminal legal aid services in England and Wales under contracts with the LAA. The agency employs around 1,250 staff and runs the country’s Public Defender Service. In a letter sent to law firms, the agency said it cannot confirm if any data was accessed. Still, it acknowledged the risk that legal…

Cybercriminals aren’t always loud and obvious. Sometimes, they play it quiet and smart. One of the tricks of making the rounds is called ClickFix. It doesn’t break down doors. Instead, it politely waits for you to open them. What makes ClickFix concerning for businesses is how perfectly it blends into everyday digital experiences. The malware hides behind familiar elements like CAPTCHA forms or pop-up messages, tricking employees into triggering malware without realizing it. Let’s unpack how ClickFix works, why it poses a serious risk to companies, and what security teams can do to detect and stop it before it causes…

Carrie Roberts*// I’m a red teamer, I love my job but I spend way too much time at a desk in front of a computer. This year I wanted to find a way to continue spending a lot of time at the computer without letting my physical health decline. This article will describe my journey to a solution that I love. It involves a combination of a treadmill desk and an under desk elliptical machine with some extra magic thrown in. The result is an awesome setup that allows me to stay fit while doing what I love – legally…

Application security is changing fast. In this Help Net Security interview, Loris Gutic, Global CISO at Bright, talks about what it takes to keep up. Gutic explains how DevOps, containers, and serverless tools are shaping security, and shares views on the biggest risks, important controls, and why AI must be used carefully. How has your approach to application security evolved with the rise of DevOps, containers, and serverless architectures? The tech industry has come a long way from legacy approach to application security, where security was more of a checkpoint, a box to tick at the end of development cycle,…

U.S. CISA adds Langflow flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2025 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Langflow flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Langflow flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-3248 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Langflow is a popular tool used for building agentic AI workflows.  CVE-2025-3248 is a code injection vulnerability in the /api/v1/validate/code endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit it by sending crafted HTTP requests to execute arbitrary code. The flaw impacts versions prior to…

A new report from bot defense firm Kasada has exposed the growing threat of ALTSRUS, a fraud syndicate targeting some of the most vulnerable corners of the digital economy. Researchers revealed how the group has scaled its operations to steal and resell accounts tied to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), pharmacy prescriptions, and consumer rewards programs. Kasada’s threat intelligence team refers to ALTSRUS as the “Reverse Robin Hood” because of its focus on taking from those who are financially disadvantaged to fuel its own criminal enterprise. “Exposing how credential stuffing groups monetise stolen credentials is a critical step in helping organizations…