DDoS, DENIED
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks first came to global attention in 2007, when Estonia was hit by an unprecedented cyber attack that shut down government, financial and media web sites in what Wired magazine called “Web War One.” Bank machines stopped working and crucial internet infrastructure ground to a halt. Over several weeks, the country learnt vital lessons about cybersecurity. DDoS hasn’t gone away as a threat, and lighting software can create vulnerabilities to all connected devices in a city’s network, including mass communication loss. It is vital that software analyses traffic at the edge of the application before it has the chance to infiltrate. The strength of the security in the application should be constantly tested. Hackers are working to refine their methods every day, and it’s vital that your software can stand up to the rigors of external testing on a regular basis by third parties - something Microsoft Azure actively invites.
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