Listen "DDoS, geopolitics and AI"
Episode Synopsis
DDoS – or distributed denial of service attacks – remain a serious source of disruption across the internet.
DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. And increasingly, they’re aligned to geopolitical events.
A driver is sites offering “DDoS for hire”. The groups behind these sites even offer DDoS as a service attacks for free. But cybercrime groups are making use of AI too.
This is leading to what researchers at NETSCOUT describe as a “digital battlefield", with DDoS attacks overwhelming underprepared defenders.
Our guest is Richard Hummel, director of threat intelligence at NETSCOUT.
DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. And increasingly, they’re aligned to geopolitical events.
A driver is sites offering “DDoS for hire”. The groups behind these sites even offer DDoS as a service attacks for free. But cybercrime groups are making use of AI too.
This is leading to what researchers at NETSCOUT describe as a “digital battlefield", with DDoS attacks overwhelming underprepared defenders.
Our guest is Richard Hummel, director of threat intelligence at NETSCOUT.
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