In this episode

• Jeff explains a little bit about who Norse is, and why they were potentially targeted with a DDoS
• We discuss what a DDoS is, how it becomes effective, and what methods/tools attackers use (in this case SNMP v2 reflection)
• We talk about threat intelligence (reputational intelligence) and how companies and intelligence platforms can leverage this data to decrease risks actively

Guest

• Jeff Harrell ( @jeffharrell ) - Jeff Harrell is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Norse, the leader in live attack intelligence. Jeff has over 15 years of experience in the IT Security industry leading product management and product marketing teams to build and market security solutions from end users to large enterprises. Jeff’s areas of expertise include cloud technology, threat intelligence, compliance, vulnerability management, configuration auditing, and encryption. Prior to Norse, Jeff worked for security and technology companies including nCircle, Qualys, McAfee, PGP, and eMusic.

Additional Links

• The attack map Jeff talked about: http://map.ipviking.com
• Blog post from Norse on the DDoS: http://blog.norsecorp.com/category/featured/2014/11/06/video-norse-live-attack-map-hammered-by-1-5-gbps-ddos-attack/

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