Largest DDoS Attack on Record

Largest DDoS Attack Ever, New Dropbox Features, North Korean Cyber-Attacks

Play episode

In episode 126 for June 22nd 2020: Details on the largest Distributed Denial of Service attack ever recorded, new security features in Dropbox, and the latest on new North Korean targeted cyber-attacks.

** Show notes and links mentioned on the show **

Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-will-provide-end-to-end-encryption-to-all-users/

AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever
https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-said-it-mitigated-a-2-3-tbps-ddos-attack-the-largest-ever/

DDoS explained: How distributed denial of service attacks are evolving
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3222095/ddos-explained-how-denial-of-service-attacks-are-evolving.html

Dropbox unveils new features: Passwords, document vault, backup
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/06/17/dropbox-new-features

North Korea’s state hackers caught engaging in BEC scams
https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-koreas-state-hackers-caught-engaging-in-bec-scams/

North Korean state hackers reportedly planning COVID-19 phishing campaign targeting 5M across six nations
https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-korean-state-hackers-reportedly-planning-covid-19-phishing-campaign-targeting-5m-across-six-nations/

** Thank you to our sponsors! **

Silent Pocket

Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”.

Edgewise Networks

Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo!

Take the Click Armor 3-minute interactive assessment: Can I be Phished?
https://www.clickarmor.ca/canibephished

** Help support the show **

Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity

** Subscribe and follow the show **

Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe

Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact

Website: https://sharedsecurity.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec

Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcast

More from this show

Leave us a Review

Signup for our Newsletter

Follow Us