Why a firewall, alone, won’t protect your network from DDoS attacks

In a recent interview with the GovCyberHub, NETSCOUT’s Richard Hummel spoke about the common misconception that firewalls protect federal government agencies’ networks against DDoS cyberattacks. He explained that, “Firewalls do little to protect against a DDoS attack and are designed…

VPN, DDoS and the coronavirus – how hackers could shut down the federal workforce

As the world undertakes what has been called the “world’s largest work-from-home experiment” and with over 10 million workers in the US – including government workers – now scrambling to connect to their workplace servers and infrastructure from their bedrooms,…