Global DDoS Attacks & Cyber Security Insights Report

In May 2017, the news was dismal as DDoS attacks and their impact had reached a fever pitch. Companies were reeling, attackers were succeeding, and the search for answers to effectively defend against unprecedented DDoS attacks was a struggle for many organizations. While 2017 has been an active year for online attacks, it has not yet seen a significant DDoS event. There has been plenty of industry speculation about the building of hostile attack networks from compromised Internet of Things device (IoT) networks, even the selling of computing power from unsuspecting server farms. 

Compared to this time in 2016, attack rates have slightly risen and unsolicited, disruptive internet traffic is a reality. The high investment rates in sophisticated DDoS defenses, especially the large jump in Web Application Firewall (WAF) deployments, show that this threat has been institutionalised in the thinking of security professionals.