September 11, 2024
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – August 2024
In August 2024, UltraDDoS detected 10,157 attacks, a 53% increase. Financial services were hit hardest, with port 80 (HTTP) as the top target, avoiding over 5,200 hours of downtime.
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
September 3, 2024
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – August 23 – August 29, 2024
Discover how the stealthy "sedexp" Linux malware evaded detection for two years, posing a serious threat to systems, in Vercara's latest OSINT Report.
August 27, 2024
Vercara’s Biannual DNS and DDoS Traffic and Trends Analysis
Vercara’s Biannual DNS and DDoS Traffic and Trends Analysis highlights record surges in internet traffic and DDoS attacks, offering key insights for improving your cybersecurity defenses.
August 27, 2024
UltraDDoS Protect Bi-annual DDoS Analysis
Stay ahead of evolving DDoS threats with critical insights from Vercara's UltraDDoS Protect bi-annual analysis report, featuring six months of attack data.
August 27, 2024
UltraDNS Bi-annual Domain Name System (DNS) Traffic & Analysis
Stay ahead of DNS threats with Vercara's UltraDNS Bi-Annual Traffic & Analysis report. Discover key insights from six months of attack data to enhance your cybersecurity defenses.
August 21, 2024
What is an SQL Injection Vulnerability? How to Detect, Prevent, and Mitigate Risks
Learn about SQL injection vulnerabilities, their types, impacts on security, and effective mitigation techniques to protect your web applications and sensitive data.
August 20, 2024
Infrastructure Trends and Traffic Insights – July 2024
July 2024 Infrastructure Trends and Traffic Insights reveal key metrics across DNS, DDoS, and WAF domains. Notable shifts include a decrease in DDoS attacks and a surge in RP DNS queries.
August 20, 2024
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – July 2024
July 2024 UltraDDoS Protect report shows DDoS attacks returning to normal levels with 6,636 attacks mitigated, avoiding over 4,000 hours of downtime. Largest attack reached 695.41 Gbps.
August 20, 2024
Vercara DNS Analysis Report – July 2024
July 2024 UltraDNS report shows 3.86 trillion DNS queries, a 3% increase from June. Notably, RP record queries surged by 1,300%, and the largest DDoS attack of 2024 hit the platform at 290 Gbps.
August 20, 2024
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – July 2024
July 2024 UltraWAF report shows a 7% drop in web requests, with a 42% decline in malicious activity and an 18% decrease in bot traffic. Command Injection emerged as the top threat, making up 41.33% of attacks.
August 13, 2024
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – August 1 – August 8, 2024
Vercara Weekly OSINT Report (Aug 1-8): Hackers exploit Jupyter Notebooks with a repurposed Minecraft DDoS tool. New CryptoKat ransomware with fast encryption emerges. Doubleface ransomware claims undetectability.
July 22, 2024
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – July 12 – July 18, 2024
Vercara's OSINT Report (July 12-18, 2024): DNS hijacks on DeFi crypto platforms, DDoS attacks pre-Olympics, WordPress plugin flaw, Life360 data leak, and Apache server vulnerabilities.