How SMBs Can Minimize Denial-of-Service Risks | #hactivism #ddos #infosec

Is your online business ready for the holiday shopping spree? It might not be if you're making it too easy for hackers to take down your website.

Though denial-of-service (DoS) and similar, grander-scale distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aren't new, like some other threats they've evolved over time--and have become more accessible to the bad guys in the process. According to Ted Swearingen, director of security operations atNeustar, such threats aren't just the bane of big government and big business. Rather, the increased ease with which DDoS attacks can be launched has led to a wider range of targets, including small and midsized businesses (SMBs).

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