DtR FeatureCast - Norse Corp DDoS - Nov 7 2014

In this episodeJeff explains a little bit about who Norse is, and why they were potentially targeted with a DDoSWe discuss what a DDoS is, how it becomes effective, and what methods/tools attackers use (in this case SNMP v2 reflection)We talk about threat intelligence (reputational intelligence) and how companies and intelligence platforms can leverage this data to decrease risks activelyGuestJeff Harrell ( @jeffharrell ) - Jeff Harrell is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Norse, the leader in live attack intelligence. Jeff has over 15 years of experience in the IT Security industry leading product management and product marketing teams to build and market security solutions from end users to large enterprises. Jeff’s areas of expertise include cloud technology, threat intelligence, compliance, vulnerability management, configuration auditing, and encryption. Prior to Norse, Jeff worked for security and technology companies including nCircle, Qualys, McAfee, PGP, and eMusic. Additional LinksThe attack map Jeff talked about: http://map.ipviking.comBlog post from Norse on the DDoS: http://blog.norsecorp.com/category/featured/2014/11/06/video-norse-live-attack-map-hammered-by-1-5-gbps-ddos-attack/Have something to say? Let's hear it.Support the show>>> Please consider clicking the link above to support the show!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=YouTube home: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo0dkKRvfVtWXjRxNISrhme1MgBj3C2U&si=scHDiTuLXSEQ9qHqLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/down-the-security-rabbithole-podcast/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dtsr_podcast