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Application layer DDoS attacks: What is a DNS flood?

The DNS layer is considered the 'phonebook' of the internet During an application or Layer 7 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, a bad actor or actors exploit weaknesses in the layer of a website that interfaces between human input and the site’s technical backend. In Layer...

Oracle boosts cloud platform with Zenedge acquisition

Oracle to purchase Zenedge Oracle announced it has signed an agreement to purchase cybersecurity firm Zenedge for an undisclosed amount as part of an initiative to secure IT systems launched across multi-cloud environments. Under the acquisition, Zenedge’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) mitigation...