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Arbor Networks today released its Global DDoS Attack Data for the first half of 2016 affirming continued escalation in both the size and frequency of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
— “DDoS remains a commonly used attack type due to the ready availability of free tools and inexpensive online services that allow anyone with a grievance and an internet connection to launch an attack.”
— Arbor’s data is gathered through the Active Threat Level Analysis System (ATLAS), a collaborative partnership between the company and over 330 service provider customers who share anonymous traffic data with Arbor. ATLAS has recorded the following:
— Large DDoS attacks do not require the use of reflection amplification techniques: “LizardStresser, an IoT botnet was used to launch attacks as large as 400Gbps targeting gaming sites worldwide, Brazilian financial institutions, internet service providers (ISPs) and government institutions.”
— Average is large enough: “A 1 Gbps DDoS attack is large enough to take most organizations completely offline. Average attack size in 1H 2016 was 986Mbps, a 30% increase over 2015. Average attack size is projected to be 1.15Gbps by end of 2016.”
— ATLAS Digital Attack Map: Shown below is a snapshot of a visualization of global attack traffic created in collaboration with Google Ideas. Source: Arbor Networks / 19 July 2016 / View Live
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