Richard Wallace
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Richard is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Vercara, leveraging over 23 years of military leadership and expertise in intelligence and data analytics. Driven by a mission to education and inform individuals on the current cyber threat landscape and how those threats could impact organizations. As an army veteran, Richard is a recipient of the Legion of Merit and multiple Bronze Star Medals.

Articles by Richard Wallace

October 7, 2025

DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – September 26 – October 2, 2025

Cybersecurity roundup: new malware campaigns, phishing surges, DNS-based threats, and APT activity targeting Europe, governments, and enterprise networks.
September 17, 2025

Vercara WAF Analysis Report – August 2025

August 2025 UltraWAF data shows malicious traffic surged 18.77% to 62.23% of requests, with rising SOAP exploits and advanced payloads targeting web apps.
September 17, 2025

Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – August 2025

In Aug 2025, DigiCert logged 5,333 DDoS attacks—a 50% surge, including a record 3.7 Tbps ‘tsunami’ attack—driven by carpet bombing and evolving botnets.
September 4, 2025

DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – August 22 – August 28, 2025

DigiCert reveals 2 huge DDoS; Malware devs use Claude AI for ransomware; Hackers hide links via email platforms; Hacktivism rises in higher ed.
August 22, 2025

Vercara WAF Analysis Report – July 2025

DigiCert UltraWAF saw 1.1T+ July requests, 588M+ malicious. Surge in Buffer Overflow Cookie exploits, Log4Shell, SQLi, XSS, and more threats.
August 19, 2025

Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – July 2025

Record-breaking July 2025 DDoS surge: 3,546 attacks, up 97%, with the largest ever at 2.4 Tbps and 533 Mpps.
August 13, 2025

DigiCert UltraDDoS 2025 Biannual Report

DDoS attacks dropped 84% in 2025, but targeted threats persist. Discover evolving tactics and defense insights in our biannual report
August 8, 2025

Vercara WAF Analysis Report – June 2025

Web threats rose in June 2025 with bot violations up 42%. Financial firms were top targets; most attacks came from Great Britain and the U.S.
August 7, 2025

DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – July 25 – July 31, 2025

Post SMTP flaw, VOIP botnet, WP mu-plugin backdoor, BlackSuit seized, IIS shell, Chaos RaaS, WP plugin flaws, Scattered Spider arrests, 1/3 vulns weaponized in a day
July 10, 2025

Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – June 2025

May 2025 saw 2,424 DDoS attacks mitigated, with a rise in small, frequent strikes and 1,487 hours of downtime prevented by Vercara’s defense.
May 28, 2025

Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – May 16 – May 27, 2025

Weekly OSINT: Skitnet malware rise, WP plugin flaw exposes 22K sites, HTTPBot DDoS surge, PowerShell abuse, and Russian service outages.
May 20, 2025

Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – May 9 – May 15, 2025

Weekly OSINT highlights include botnet takedowns, IoT proxy abuse, JPG-based ransomware, and a critical Node.js denial-of-service flaw.
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