Today's DDoS attacks are not what they were even a few years ago, and we continue to see DDoS attacks that are framed as the largest in history.
As a result, large organizations need adaptive, multilayered defense capabilities that can respond just as quickly to different types of attacks as they are presented, including large volumetric and more targeted application-layer attacks.
Given the rising number of DDoS attacks each year and the reality that DDoS attacks are frequently used in more sophisticated hacking attempts to apply maximum pressure on victims, a DDoS response plan should be included in every company's cybersecurity tool kit.
A business's failure to withstand a DDoS attack and rapidly recover can result in loss of revenue, compliance failures, and impacts on brand reputation and public perception.
Successful handling of a DDoS attack depends entirely on a company's preparedness and execution of existing plans.
Lately, DDoS attacks are one of the primary ways that cybercriminals wreak havoc at major sporting events.
From cyberwarfare involving geopolitical entities using DDoS attacks to deny access to critical infrastructure to hacktivism designed to protest or draw attention to social or political causes, the rationales for such attacks are virtually endless.
A look back at the history of DDoS attacks shows that cybercriminals have always targeted sporting events.
As early as London 2012, DDoS attacks targeted electrical systems during the opening Olympics ceremony.
DDoS attacks significantly threaten the online gambling and gaming industries, since it's relatively easy for those with financial or competitive interests to disrupt operations long enough to change or delay outcomes in their favor.
Organizations can experience significant collateral damage when their servers, hosting tens of thousands of users, are targeted by waves of DDoS attacks.
The first step should be clearly communicating to senior leadership in the language that will help them understand evolving DDoS attacks.
As mentioned previously, IT teams need to analyze threats from previous attacks to understand vulnerabilities and anticipate future attacks.
According to our latest Threat Intelligence Report, which is based on data collected from over 230 countries around the world, we found that there was a sharp 15% increase in DDoS attacks in 2H 2023, with 7 million recorded attacks.
To better understand vulnerabilities, it's critical to identify the types of DDoS attacks most commonly seen today so that security teams can develop effective defense strategies.
Government entities, ISPs, and businesses are vital to countering DDoS attacks and protecting critical infrastructure globally.
The bottom line is that there is no escape from DDoS attacks on governmental institutions, and threat intelligence needs to be taken more seriously because of how universal the threat can be when it comes to compromising global ISP networks and additional IT infrastructure.
As we have seen with the rise in global hacktivist groups and other bad actors, in the future, we will continue seeing attackers evolve their tactics for pulling off new, automated DDoS attacks, which will also continue advancing in both frequency and complexity.
To stay one step ahead of attackers' malicious exploits, organizations need to take a more pragmatic approach to their holistic mitigation of these evolving DDoS threats.
While bad actors will continue to find new ways to engineer DDoS attacks, rapid, automatic detection is critical to stopping an attack before it can impact business-critical services.
This Cyber News was published on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Publication date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:13:13 +0000