DINT #2: Watch Out! DDoS-for-Hire Re-Emerges

DDoS threatens your digital infrastructure like no other cyberattack. Microsoft Azure just launched a tool to mitigate the effects of DDoS so we decided to take a closer look.

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Watch Out! DDoS-for-Hire Re-Emerges as Major Threat

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing, according to cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, and two types of DDoS pose the greatest risk to successful business operations.

1. DDoS-for-Hire: In essence, this is Denial of Service-as-a-Service. Many hackers offer …