Until now, using passive DNS data for cyber defense was limited by three key factors: timeliness of data, the need to analyze extremely large datasets, and the requirement for expert analysis by traditionally overworked cyber analysts. This Impact Brief shares information on how passive DNS insights can be used as part of a comprehensive cyber ...

If you provide subscription-based content, password sharing can be a significant cause of revenue leakage. Password sharing is costing providers of over-the-top (OTT) content big money – an estimated $9.1 billion in 2019 alone. With both the growth of streaming subscriptions and tougher economic times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this number is expected to ...

IP geolocation data, which maps the IP address of a device connected with the Internet to a geographic location, has been helping inform online business decisions for almost 20 years. Although it is no longer the new kid on the digital block, it has become an ever-more essential tool, addressing more varied business needs and ...

Online enterprises face an overwhelming tide of online fraud and other threats. Even as card-present fraud in the U.S. fell by more than 50% from 2015 to 2018, card-not-present (CNP) fraud ballooned by more than 100%, and is now responsible for more than 3x the losses of card-present fraud. Bot traffic accounted for almost 40% ...

The relative anonymity of the Internet is the perfect backdrop for online fraud activity. Today, the majority of business transactions are conducted online, and identifying whether or not the transactions are fraudulent is proving to be a tough task. On top of that, protecting customers’ personal data is getting harder as the public has more ...

In May of 2017, the world was introduced to WannaCry, a potent strain of ransomware code that infected and paralyzed 230,000 computers across 150 countries. In what would become a troubling theme, WannaCry, and subsequent strains of ransomware, could have been prevented from becoming a public nuisance had proper maintenance and diligence been employed. In ...

Cryptomining malware has exploded on the threat landscape, becoming one of the most common malware attacks and posing a significant risk to your IT assets. In the first half of 2018, cryptomining malware accounted for 35% of threats, overtaking ransomware, according to the 2018 Webroot Threat Report. In this white paper learn everything you need ...

DDoS attacks represent a consistent and persistent threat to the digital operations and security of organizations everywhere. The attacks can be used to severely degrade network performance to the point of inoperability. As reports of DDoS attacks increase, organizations are increasingly turning to Neustar UltraDDoS Protect to keep their infrastructures secure. In this case study, ...

The number of DDoS attacks increased 180% in 2019. Are you prepared for 2020? Learn what you need to know from our Security Operations Center (SOC) in order to protect your organization before an attack happens. In this report you’ll discover: Ways to focus on prevention rather than remediation Why you should look across multiple ...

The pace is persistent and the stakes have never been higher. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks represent a new reality where the strikes have morphed beyond standard and commonplace, and into dangerous and continuous. In our latest study of more than 1,000 IT professionals, we surveyed the global corporate landscape to find out how ...