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Arbor Networks Demonstrates High Level of Current Secure Shell / Telnet Scan ActivityArbor Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT (NASDAQ: NTCT), announced today that it has enhanced its global honeypot network with additional cloud-based infrastructure to monitor scanning activities that could lead to Internet of Things device (IoT) compromises. These instances are present in Northeast Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia Pacific, Central EU, Western EU, Eastern South America, Eastern U.S. and Western U.S. regions. IoT devices are ideal targets for attackers looking to build Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) botnets because they have limited or non-existent security features. Some IoT devices utilize hard-coded default passwords. Many devices have unnecessary services running that can be exploited, and others have unprotected management interfaces. Most important for DDoS attackers, IoT devices offer high-speed connections that are always on, which allows for a large, predictable amount of attack traffic volume per compromised device. Looking at the honeypot data during a two week period, Arbor saw a total of 1,027,543 login attempts, of which 819,198 failed, from a total of 92,317 unique source IP addresses.
Regional Differences "On a broad regional leve, this research from Arbor validates so much of what we have learned over this last year about the expected increase in massive DDoS attacks. It is becoming more and more critical that manufacturers of IoT devices integrate security by design, including update capabilities, into their products to reduce the likelihood of their devices being used in botnets," said Ari Schwartz (News - Alert), Venable's Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services and former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cybersecurity in the Obama administration. "Arbor's annual security report is always an authoritative source of data on the state of cybersecurity. The inclusion of a special section on IoT is particularly timely, as it's coming onto a lot of folks' radars as a new vector for DDoS and other types of cyberattacks," said Ovum (News - Alert) senior analyst Rik Turner. To download the full Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, which includes the special sections on IoT botnet tracking, click here.
About Arbor Networks (News - Alert) To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our website at arbornetworks.com or follow on Twitter (News - Alert) @ArborNetworks. Arbor's research, analysis and insight is shared via the ASERT blog. For a global data visualization of DDoS attacks that leverages our ATLAS intelligence, visit the Digital Attack Map, a collaboration with Jigsaw, an incubator within Alphabet, Google's (News - Alert) parent company (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Trademark Notice: Arbor Networks, the Arbor Networks logo and ATLAS are all trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other brands may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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