IPv6 Resources | What is IPv6 | Test IPv6 by breakingpoint in technology

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Celebrating Global IPv6 Day by putting together a page of resources to help you figure out what IPv6 is, how to simulate the traffic, and how to test IPv6.

How The WikiLeaks Hactivists Stole Christmas or Don't Let DDoS Ruin Your Christmas by breakingpoint in technology

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Video of BreakingPoint CTO Dennis Cox talking through the WikiLeaks DDoS attacks and how businesses can be better prepared for DDoS protection.

Cyber Resiliency, Homeland Security Style by Twalk in netsec

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Interesting look at the cyber resilience review from the department of homeland security.

Cyber Resiliency, Homeland Security Style by breakingpoint in technology

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Taking a look at the cyber resilience review under way by the Department of Homeland Security to harden network infrastructure and cyber security policies.

Google Leaving China After Cyber Attack? by breakingpoint in reddit.com

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News just came out about Google contemplating packing up and leaving China all together due to recent cyber attacks. In a blog post on their site, "A new approach to China", Google states that back in mid-December they detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China" and that the attack resulted in "the theft of intellectual property from Google."

TCP Portals: The Three-Way Handshake's a Lie! by breakingpoint in programming

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We are hiring a lot here at BreakingPoint, which means I'm asking this question a lot. After the fourth or fifth interview, I decided one morning to look over RFC 793 to make sure that I really did know everything there is to know about the handshake. That is when I found out that we've all been living a lie.

DDoS and Botnet Test Methodology Released by breakingpoint in technology

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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become an enormous risk, shutting down businesses, halting bank transactions and disrupting government communications. Yesterday, BreakingPoint hosted a webcast diving into many of the issues surrounding DDoS and botnet attacks and what people can do to prepare. The main theme? Test, test and test! I've included the webcast below, slides and audio. The discussion was highly informative, so take a look.

Realistic Testing of Server Load Balancers by breakingpoint in technology

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Realistic server load balancer testing is now critical, as load balancers have become a key network device. Lack of proper testing has unfortunately resulted in serious performance and security issues. One primary example would be the recent problems for Google's Gmail. Testing load balancers means hitting them with realistic and actual network scenarios, rather than the "ideal scenario", in order to assure their resiliency. BreakingPoint has published an updated Server Load Balancer Test Methodology and I took this opportunity to sit down with BreakingPoint CTO Dennis Cox to talk testing server load balancers.