2014 Neustar Annual DDoS Attacks and Impact Report: A Neustar High-Tech Brief

DDoS attacks against high-tech firms have started to take a dangerous turn. It's called DDoS smokescreening — attackers using DDoS as a distraction while they insert malware or viruses to pilfer money, data and intellectual property. This is just one insight in Neustar's 2014 Annual DDoS Attacks and Impact Survey. The resulting report compares DDoS findings from 2013 to 2012, based on a survey of 440 North American companies, including 139 businesses delivering technology products and/or services such as software, SaaS, IaaS as well as hardware manufacturers.