Companies must counter DDoS attacks via webcams and routers with a strategic approach

Companies must counter DDoS attacks via webcams and routers with a strategic approach

Statement by Dennis Monner, CEO of the German-based security specialist Secucloud

Hamburg, Germany. 10 November 2016 – After the biggest DDoS attack of all time was reported in late September, cyber-criminals wasted no time in mounting their next operation. Less than a month later, a further broad-based attack crashed major online services including Twitter, Spotify, Netflix and PayPal. As before, a large number of smart devices connected via the internet of things (IoT) were hijacked to mount