DDoS

• DDoS Attack Fizzles After Elaborate Threats

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 15, 2013

  A U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo that said the May 7 distributed denial of service attacks threatened by the so-called “hacktivist” collective Anonymous against government and financial websites would be more bark than bite prove to be true.

• Risk Expert: No May 7 DDoS Activity Could Be Calculated Gamesmanship

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 8, 2013

  Was it a test of defenses? Risk consultant says attacks could materialize, sooner or later, while CUNA reiterates rationale for warning, expresses relief.

• Experts Urge IT Due Diligence Despite No May 7 Attacks

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 8, 2013

  Hacktivists Anonymous threats failed to materialize but that doesn't mean DDoS attacks won't follow, and they could go beyond the website.

• LinkedIn Poll at CU Times Group Gets Mixed Views on May 7 Warnings

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  May 7, 2013

  The completely unscientific poll found that the majority of respondents appreciated the heads up.

• No News Is Good News for CUs on Anonymous May 7 Hit List

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 7, 2013

  No credit union website takedowns reported Tuesday.

• Anonymous May 7 Target List Includes 12 Large Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 6, 2013

  Tuesday's the day hackers Anonymous promised to take down sites.

• DHS On May 7 Attacks: 'More Bark Than Bite'

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 3, 2013

  Security blogger Brian Krebs cites Department of Homeland Security confidential memo on purported website attacks coming Tuesday.

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  Threat of the Week: May 7, Ready or Not

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 2, 2013

  DDoS threat for Tuesday, May 7, includes plug for credit unions, but are they targets, too?

• CO-OP Financial Services Issues DDoS Mitigation White Paper

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 2, 2013

  Advice from big CUSO on how to deal with possibilities, realities of a website denial of service attack.

• Cyber Threat Q&A: CUNA Explains May 7 DDoS Warning

  By Robert McGarvey  |  May 1, 2013

  Trade association details why warning about possible distributed denial of service attacks was issued.