High Amounts of DDoS Attacks in 2013

The year of 2013 saw high amounts of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Beginning in March, finance, banking, and insurance companies were the focus of an assault that lasted for 14.6 days. Through the year, the attacks ranged from 20.6 hours to 5.4 hours at the end of the year.

The finance, banking, and insurance industries faced the brunt of these attacks towards the beginning of the year, whereas media and entertainment saw these types of attacks around the end of the year. The majority of attack vectors were User Datagram Protocol (UDP), SYN and Domain Name System (DNS).

The floods and the peak bandwidth ranged between 111gbps and 179gpbs. Some saw a peak attack of 144 million packets-per-second. These attacks focused on major corporations in the fields of finance, marketing, or politics, as well as various social media platforms and hubs. DDos attacks target massive online shops or host sites for independent sellers. It is a detriment to business and creates a lot of stress for those who fall prey to these forms of attacks.

Created by the marketing team at Prolexic Technologies.

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Infographic : The Worst Films of 2013

Producers and actors embark on movie projects with the best intentions. The screenwriting will be snappy and memorable. The costumes will be accurate for the time period. The script will grab viewers’ attention, not letting it go until after the final credits roll.

Yet some movies just flop. The reasons for their failure range all across the spectrum. Let’s mourn these movies:

1. The Lone Ranger. Johnny Depp blames film critics for this movie’s failure. No matter why it flopped, it only took in $89 million in box office sales.
2. Second is R.I.P.D. This movie did even worse, with box office sales of only $34 million.
3. Third is After Earth. This film starred Will Smith and his son, Jaden. A rare flop for Smith, this movie only took in $34 million in box office sales.
4. This one is a surprise. Elysium, a follow up to District 9, failed. Its premise was good, but taking on income equality and immigration in a two-hour movie is a huge undertaking.
5. The Training Farm is a New York based instruction center where instructors train creative professionals on the latest media software.

This infographic is provided by TheTrainingFarm.

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Dropbox Chat 1.1

Hey guys, 

Here is another software release. I've been working on this for 2 days, this is version 1.1 of the application and should work well without any bugs but if you do happen to find anything wrong be sure to let me know. 

About/Using:

Dropbox Chat is an application that you, and your friends use while sharing a dropbox folder. You add a text file to a shared folder, and each person has that file linked to the chat application. Using this we can chat to everyone in that shared folder. 

The first time you run the application a First Time Wizard will be displayed taking you through the steps of setting everything up. You need to enter a display name for when you're chatting, and the text file which must be located in the shared dropbox folder. 

After you've used the First Time Wizard you can use the program to chat by entering a message and pressing enter or clicking the send button. If you need to change the settings again in the future you can right click and select Settings, you can also choose to delete the chat log, but this deletes everyone else's chat too. 

Image: (cause we all love images!)

Requirements:

You will need .Net Framework 4.5 to run the application
You will need an internet connection to run the updater, and to update the chat. 

Download:

This is a direct archive download from my dropbox. 

Click here to download Dropbox Chat 1.1

Since 1.0 I added the automatic updater, designed a new setup wizard and a few bug fixes. Please be sure to let me know what you think of my program, and tell me all of your suggestions

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AP WOW Wake On Wan : Wake Up Your Computer

AP WOW Wake On Wan is useful program that allows you to send packets to a computer in order to switch it on .

How To Use?

1. Click Enable WOW to enable wake on wan.
2. Inset the IP address of the computer that you want to switch on.
3. Insert the MAC address of the computer that you want to switch on.
4. Insert the default subnet of the computer that you want to switch on.
5. Insert the Port that you have forwarded to receive the packets.
6. Click Start (WOW) to send a packet to the computer that you want to switch on.

Requirements

• Internet Connection
• .NET Framework 4.0
• Administrator Privilege

Screenshot

 Working Example

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Most Sophisticated Computer Mice in 2013

Are you a fan of the traditional computer mouse? Do you make a point of carrying one of these peripherials in your laptop bag, because the touchpad in your laptop just doesn't feel comfortable? We can understand those feelings. When you have to spend a lot of time working in the computer, a mouse is simply the best pointing device you can get. That's why we created this infographic - to pay homage to the most advanced mice currently available on the market. As you can see, there is something for every taste and personal need:
Some of these mice were created specifically for people suffering from arm related injuries; models with special functions to please the most demanding gamers; and of course, there are some sophisticated designs meant for those whose work involves spending long sessions in front of the computer. Some of these mice are ideal for travelers and business people. Check out the following infographic and let us know which one you like best!

If you enjoyed this Infographic, we recommend checking out Dom's Tech Blog for the latest tech related news.

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