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Anaplan appoints Charles Gottdiener as CEO & Board Member
Fri, 2nd Dec 2022
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partner programmes
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leadership
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cto
Anaplan announces Charles Gottdiener as their new CEO and the appointment of several new members to their Executive Leadership Team.
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Reevaluating DDoS protection for a changing threat landscape
Wed, 21st Sep 2022
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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neustar
DDoS attacks are gaining in frequency, intensity, duration, and complexity, with attackers employing more vectors.
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4 out of 5 organisations to significantly increase cybersecurity budgets in 2022
Wed, 22nd Dec 2021
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ddos
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ransomware
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malware
Four in five organizations are increasing cybersecurity budgets for 2022, with half citing the cyber skills gap as a significant challenge.
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Automation pays off as Neustar thwarts 1.3 Tbps DDoS attack
Wed, 15th Dec 2021
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ddos
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nss labs
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neustar
Neustar Security Services customer hit by massive 1.3 Tbps DDoS attack, just as NSS was preparing to spin out of Neustar to become standalone company.
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DNS attacks on the rise, organisations remain unprepared
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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neustar
DNS attacks are on the rise, with 72% of organisations experiencing an attack in the past year, according to a survey by Neustar.
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RDDoS attacks more prevalent than ransomware - 70% of organisations targeted multiple times
Fri, 13th Aug 2021
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malware
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ddos
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ransomware
RDDoS attacks pose a greater threat to organizations than ransomware, with over 40% falling victim in the past year, says new research from Neustar.
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Most organisations would consider paying in ransomware attack - study
Mon, 21st Jun 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Research reveals that 60% of organizations are willing to pay ransoms in the event of a cyberattack, despite warnings against doing so.
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Organisations investing significant time modifying web application firewalls
Mon, 15th Feb 2021
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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neustar
85% of organisations spend significant time modifying web application firewalls to combat cybersecurity threats, says Neustar.
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Extortion, ransom-related DDoS attacks surged in 2020
Tue, 2nd Feb 2021
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ddos
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neustar
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cyber attacks
There was a 154% increase in the number of cyber attacks between 2019 and 2020, with growth in ransom-related DDoS.
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DNS threats expected to explode over the holiday period, report finds
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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ddos
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neustar
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shopping
Experts warn of heightened DNS attack risks during holiday shopping peak, urge firms to bolster cyber defences.
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Neustar acquires Verisign's public DNS service
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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neustar
Those using the Verisign Public DNS will be migrated to Neustar’s infrastructure ‘in a process that will be fully transparent to them’, Neustar states.
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Businesses left to make decisions based on old, inaccurate data, study finds
Wed, 28th Oct 2020
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ddos
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neustar
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market research
Only 60% of cybersecurity professionals receive timely and accurate threat data, according to a new report from Neustar.
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Report: 151% increase in DDoS attacks compared to 2019
Thu, 17th Sep 2020
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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neustar
DDoS attacks have surged by 151% in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic increasing security risks and reliance on cloud technology, says Neustar's report.
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Misinformation on the rise, organisations consider how best to respond
Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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neustar
Increase in misinformation and fake domains leads organisations to perceive the threat level as 'very significant', says new report.
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Why protecting your DNS should never be an afterthought
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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ddos
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martech
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software development
Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.
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The weaponisation of AI: how to defend against machine generated cyber attacks
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ai
The ‘weaponisation’ of AI was predicted to be one of the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2018. Here's how to prepare.
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Stuck in the middle: how ‘grey websites’ highlight the importance of DNS decision-making
Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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neustar
With the explosion of cyber-security attacks, what is the best way of determining which websites are good and which are bad?.
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Tokyo is now home to a Neustar anti-DDoS data scrubbing center
Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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ddos
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data protection
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neustar
Neustar's DDoS defense network expands as Tokyo data scrubbing center becomes fully operational #cybersecurity.
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Preventing data theft by combining network and application layer security
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
Neustar's Robin Schmitt talks how cyber-criminals are utilising web and application layer security and how to stay one step ahead.
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Neustar invests in DDoS defense as attack rates climb
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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ddos
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ai
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ml
Neustar launches its latest DDoS mitigation solution, SiteProtect NG, amid rising attack rates, betting on large-scale nodes for enhanced defence.