- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Marius Nestor
- May 3rd, 2016
pfSense 2.3 Open-Source BSD Firewall Gets Patch That Fixes NTP Security Issues
pfSense 2.3 update 1 is now available for download
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 27th, 2016
NTP Daemon Gets Fixes for Vulnerabilities Causing DoS and Authentication Bypass
Cisco helps coordinate bugfixes for NTP.org's ntpd daemon
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 22nd, 2015
Security Flaws Discovered in NTP, Protocol Used for Synchronizing Clocks
Attackers could have manipulated clocks on infected PCs
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 2nd, 2015
Guy Builds Amazing Custom Smart Alarm Clock Powered by Linux Kernel 3.18
This alarm clock is one of a kind and it's Linux-based
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- April 16th, 2015
NTP Vulnerabilities Closed in Ubuntu OSes
Users need to upgrade their systems as soon as possible
- Mac
- By Filip Truta
- December 23rd, 2014
Apple Releases Critical Security Update for OS X
First update of its kind, doesn’t even require a reboot
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 22nd, 2014
Vulnerabilities in the Network Time Protocol Could Be Exploited to Compromise Servers
Updates are available, patch required as soon as possible
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 9th, 2014
SSDP-Based DDoS Attacks on the Rise
Q3 sees almost 30,000 incidents, up from just three in Q2
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 23rd, 2014
Slightly Fewer DDoS Incidents in Q2 2014
The average distributed denial-of-service attack grows stronger, though
- Editorials
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 29th, 2014
Amplification of DDoS Attacks
Public servers and botnets used by cybercriminals to disrupt services
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 25th, 2014
Number of Vulnerable NTP Servers Spirals Down
Over 2,000 NTP servers can amplify attacks more than 700 times
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2014
Prolexic Warns of Significant Increase in NTP Amplification DDOS Attacks
In general, the average peak volume of DDOS attacks increased by over 800%
- Interviews
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 23rd, 2014
Softpedia Interview: Incapsula Co-Founder Marc Gaffan on NTP-Based DDOS Attacks
The expert has shared some interesting details on these types of attacks
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 21st, 2014
Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against Namecheap’s DNS Platform
300 domains on the company's DNS platform have been targeted
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 11th, 2014
CloudFlare Customer Hit by 400 Gbps NTP-Based DDOS Attack
The attack is larger than the one that targeted Spamhaus last year
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 16th, 2014
US-CERT Warns of Network Time Protocol Amplification DDOS Attacks
Here's some advice on how to make sure your servers are not abused
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 9th, 2014
Network Time Protocol Abused in DDOS Attacks on Gaming Servers
NTP attacks are starting to replace DNS amplification attacks