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DDoS attacks surge in power as botnets harness IoT devices

John Leonard

29 September 2016 • 2 min read

Massive DDoS attack on web host OVH may have peaked at 1.5 terabits per second

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are getting more powerful and more sophisticated. "We experience the worst case scenario every year," said Dale Drew, chief security officer at tier-...

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