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Geoff Blaine
A 10-year veteran of the security space, Geoff serves as A10's senior communications writer and content manager. He brings a blend of real-world journalism experience, cybersecurity perspective and mainstream tech interest.
Recent Posts By the Author
June 9, 2018
DDoS Attacks on IPv6
IPv6. We've heard it's been coming for years but no, it's not here yet. However it's "here" enough to be a security threatโฆ
March 17, 2017
IoT Devices Are Powering Affordable DDoS-for-Hire Services
For as long as there has been cyber crime, there have been illegal exploit kits for sale. Sure, these vary from the elementaryโฆ
February 23, 2017
Real-Time DDoS Detection and Mitigation: Live A10-Kentik Demo at MWC
There is no surprise. While their motives vary, threat actors and criminal organizations are skillfully leveraging advanced distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against popularโฆ
February 9, 2017
W-2 Phishing Scams Targeting More than Enterprises, Warns IRS
It happens daily. An employee receives an urgent email from a superior or executive requesting information, files or documents. Most of the time,โฆ
November 8, 2016
Inside the Mirai Malware That Powers IoT Botnets
In early October 2016, the source code for a specific Internet of Things (IoT) malware was released on a hacking community called โHackforums.โโฆ
October 21, 2016
DDoS Attack on Dyn Reveals New Threat Actor Strategies
In the early hours of Oct. 21, many top consumer application services โ including Spotify, Reddit, Github and Twitter โ experienced partial orโฆ
September 29, 2016
Are Retailers Using SSL Inspection? Not According to Ponemon
Insights from the Ponemon Institute Survey โHidden Threats in Encrypted Trafficโ Weโve all seen the headlines about the latest cyberattacks that hit popular retailers.โฆ
September 26, 2016
ICYMI: Cloud-Native Strategy for the On-Premise Business [On-Demand Webinar]
: A full recording of this webinar is available on demand. Watch it here. Organizations and humans alike must learn from history, but conversely weโฆ
September 14, 2016
Financial Industry not Prepared for Attacks in Encrypted Traffic
Verizonโs 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 89 percent of breaches last year were motivated by greed or espionage. Since motives areโฆ
August 31, 2016
Shadow Brokers: How the NSA Leak Affects Your Business
Youโve been desensitized. Not to unfortunate and unnecessary violence this time, but to security breaches, hacks and damaging data leaks. Itโs not yourโฆ