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Daniel Smith

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Daniel is the Head of Research for Radware’s Threat Intelligence division. He helps produce actionable intelligence to protect against botnet-related threats by working behind the scenes to identify network and application-based vulnerabilities. Daniel brings over ten years of experience to the Radware Threat Intelligence division. Before joining, Daniel was a member of Radware’s Emergency Response Team (ERT-SOC), where he applied his unique expertise and intimate knowledge of threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures to help develop signatures and mitigate attacks proactively for customers.

What is Card Testing?

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Exploring Killnet’s Social Circles

It is not common for analysts to have the opportunity to study the social circles of criminal organizations, but occasionally a group...

Credential Access via Information Stealers

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The Return of LOIC, HOIC, HULK, and Slowloris to the Threat Landscape

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The Four Pillars of a Cybersecurity Strategy That Works

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Is DDoS a Crime?

The security industry fails to regulate blatant criminal activity, and the nation seems to be rewarding bad behavior with attention.

How Will Cyber Threats Impact the Beijing Winter Olympics?

NTT helped the International Olympic Committee dodge a security bullet in Tokyo. The world will watch to see if it can pull off a similar feat in Beijing for the upcoming Winter Games.

2021 Year in Review: Denial of Service 

Going into 2022 that DDoS attacks will never disappear from the threat landscape. Attacks do not have to be complex to be effective. 

Are Offensive Cyber Campaigns Gaining Traction?

In the last year alone, Ransomware attacks have surged, and we have already seen more DDoS attacks at this point in the year than all of 2020.

Why Understanding Cyber Criminals Behavior and Tools is Vital

By profiling and documenting criminal TTPs network defenders can better understand criminal behavior and how specific attacks are created.