Number of DDoS Attacks Have Doubled in Six Months As Criminals Leverage Unsecured IoT Devices
Report Overview:
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have the ability to impact customers, result in major financial losses, and cripple operations of any size. Service providers, hosting providers and the digital enterprise are all impacted by DDoS attacks. We analyze the current state of the threat landscape, and provide recommendations to ensure protection in the future.
This report contains observations from DDoS attack attempts against Corero customers in Q2 – Q3 2017. This data represents the frequency and sophistication of DDoS attacks that organizations face in today’s evolving cyber threat landscape.
Key Takeaways:
- DDoS attacks have doubled in frequency over the last six months
- Most common DDoS attack vector
- Why Ransom Denial of Service (RDoS) has made a significant comeback
- How DDoS is linked to data breach activity