News
Prolexic to Announce DDoS Perpetrators Changed Tactics in Q3 2013 to Amplify Attack Sizes and Hide Identities
October 2013 by Prolexic
A few key findings of this quarter’s report include:
· DDoS reflection attacks up 265 percent compared to Q3 2012 and 70 percent compared to Q2 2013
· Total number of DDOS attacks increased 58 percent compared to Q3 2012
· Application layer attacks increased 101 percent compared to Q3 2012
· Infrastructure attacks increased 48 percent compared to Q3 2012
· Average attack duration down 44 percent compared to Q2 2013
· Highest ever number of attacks for one quarter against Prolexic clients
· China originated more than 60 percent of DDoS attacks in the quarter, far surpassing all other countries.
Why: Prolexic tracks the types, origins and targets of DDoS attacks. Data forensics and post-attack analysis by the Prolexic Security Engineering and Response Team (PLXsert) provide unique insight into current DDoS trends and threats. Data from the Q3 2013 report showed a significant change in the use of attack types that enterprise IT and security professionals should be aware of.
Where: To receive an advance copy of the full report under EMBARGO or to schedule a briefing, please contact Michael E. Donner, SVP & CMO, at +1 (954) 620 6017 or media@prolexic.com
