Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks discusses the tactics and motivations for politically motivated DDoS attacks at the recent Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit. Nazario: Bad actor obtained passwords for servers, home routers, and smart devices by scanning internet for devices open to the Telnet port. How a retail sector reeling from COVID-19 can lock down their online systems to prevent fraud during the upcoming holiday shopping spike, he says. How to lock down your online systems in advance of the holiday season?
Source: https://threatpost.com/jose-nazario-politically-motivated-ddos-attacks-part-3-062910/74157/