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F5 Labs finds rise in Denial-of-Service and password login attacks attacks . However , the percentage is creeping up with 36 % of incidents reported in 2020 .
Most DoS attacks are network volumetric floods ( commonly known as TCP SYN or UDP floods ).
F5 SIRT also received reports of ‘ Slow POST / Slowloris ’ attacks , designed to initiate and keep as many of a victim ’ s connections open as possible . A total of 19 % of reported DoS incidents involved attacks on DNS .
Denial-of-Service ( DoS ) and password login attacks such as brute force and credential stuffing are on the rise , according to new research from F5 Labs . The analysis of three years of incidents reported to the F5 Security Incident Response Team ( SIRT ) also found that Application Programming Interface ( API ) attacks are becoming increasingly widespread .
“ Attackers , as always , choose the most efficient ways to turn a profit . Our weaknesses are their opportunities . We can definitely expect more password login , DoS and API attacks on the horizon ,” said Raymond Pompon , Director of F5 Labs .
F5 Labs found that nearly a third ( 32 %) of all F5 SIRT ’ s annually reported incidents were DoS
DoS attacks were most prominent in the APCJ region , accounting for 57 % of its reported SIRT incidents . EMEA was next in the firing line with 47 %, followed by the US and Canada ( 33 %) and LATAM ( 30 %).
EMEA experienced the biggest jump in its percentage of reported incidents since 2018 , rising from 22 % to 23 % in 2020 , which represents an eye-catching 945 % spike .
Caribbean Airlines to deploy Ink Aviation solution to safeguard borders
Caribbean Airlines will utilize a border control solution from Ink Aviation to provide governments across its network with confidence that air travel can resume safely .
Caribbean Airlines will use the Ink Health Platform to seamlessly verify the COVID-19 health information of crew and passengers prior to departure .
This platform will enable authorized clinics and labs to send test results or vaccination certificates directly to travelers via a smartphone app . Governments will be assured that the test result certificates of inbound passengers are issued and uploaded securely from verified labs .
Steve Azevedo , Chief Operations Officer , Caribbean Airlines , said : “ As travel guidelines continue to change , we need tools that are easy to implement and can be managed effortlessly to ensure our operations are optimized . We were impressed by Ink Aviation ’ s solutions and how they can support us through this COVID-19 pandemic . The app is user-friendly and will help our customers to confidently prepare for their journeys .
“ The co-ordination of dependable regional and international COVID-19 testing of
Caribbean Airlines ’ crew was a very challenging undertaking . Working with Ink , we were able to streamline the process into a fully managed service .
“ We now have a single point of contact instead of multiple lines of communications to individual labs .”
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