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A ping of death is a type of attack on a computer system that involves sending a malformed or otherwise malicious ping to a computer. [1] In this attack, a host sends hundreds of ping requests with a packet size that is large or illegal to another host to try to take it offline or to keep it preoccupied responding with ICMP Echo replies. [2]
The dual unicast form is comparable with a regular ping: an ICMP echo request is sent to the patsy (a single host), which sends a single ICMP echo reply (a Smurf) back to the target (the single host in the source address). This type of attack has an amplification factor of 1, which means: just a single Smurf per ping.
Cyber crime law enforcement part of the Hellenic Police was introduced in 1995 in the line of duty carried out by police officers with information technology skills, among whom there was then police officer Manolis Sfakianakis who would later be appointed the first Head of the Cyber Crime Unit [13] commenced in the Head’s post in the time of Unit's founding on 3 March 2004 renewing the term ...
Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform.
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Among the most effective training methods is the simulation of real-world cyber attacks. INE Security, a leading global provider of cybersecurity training and certifications, is alerting organizations to the top five ways they can implement real-world scenarios into their current cybersecurity preparedness plan.
Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) is an open-source network stress testing and denial-of-service attack application written in C#.LOIC was initially developed by Praetox Technologies, however it was later released into the public domain [2] and is currently available on several open-source platforms.
Amit Yoran, the chief executive and chairman of cybersecurity firm Tenable Holdings, has died after battling cancer, according to a statement from the company. Amit Yoran, cybersecurity executive ...