http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2907539 By Cho Jae-eun JoongAng Daily July 17, 2009 Local online security companies are enjoying a rise in sales after continuous distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks last week boosted demand need for protection on the Internet. Companies here that sell software to protect against DDoS attacks include Nowcom, Cisco Korea, Arbor Networks and Radware Korea. Nowcom said it sold around 30 units of its DDOS defense system “Sniper DDX” for about 200 million won ($157,729) in sales from July 7 to 10. The Korean company launched the system in April 2008 to compete in a field dominated by foreign-owned firms. Sniper DDX blocks attacks by detecting malicious high-volume traffic and then shielding computer systems. Before July 7, Nowcom had sold just 60 units of the software in over a year since its launch. “We had to supply our anti-DDOS systems fast, even without proper contracts this time, because the orders just flooded in,” said an official at Nowcom. “After these attacks, DDoS blocking programs will see a rise in popularity.” [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:41:42 PDT
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