Barbarians at the Gateway - DDoS and Web Attacks Against Cloud Platforms

Explore the tools, methods, and data behind DDoS and web attacks against cloud platforms and traditional architectures in this 45-minute conference talk recorded at AppSecUSA 2016 in Washington, DC. Examine the timeline and progression of attackers as they evolve from page defacers to motivated threat actors, and gain insights into their motivations and rationale. Learn about attack patterns to enhance your own protection strategies. Presented by Dave Lewis, Global Security Advocate at Akamai Technologies, founder of Liquidmatrix Security Digest, and columnist for CSO Online and Forbes.