![]() In the past year, DDoS attack metrics increased across the board, as we saw bigger, stronger and longer DDoS attacks become the norm. This DDoS trends infographic compares year-over-year stats for the total number of DDoS attacks, DDoS attack modes, and average duration, bandwidth and packets-per-second (pps).
For Q2 2013 vs. Q2 2012: • The total number of DDoS attacks increased 33 percent • DDoS attacks targeting the network infrastructure increased 23 percent • DDoS attacks targeting web applications increased 79 percent • Average DDoS attack duration more than doubled with a 123 percent increase to result in much longer attacks • Average attack bandwidth skyrocketed 925 percent to result in much bigger attacks • Average packets-per-second increased a stunning 1,655 percent to result in much stronger attacks Learn more at Prolexic. http://www.prolexic.com/knowledge-center-ddos-attack-report-2013-q2/pr.html |
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