INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
actually increased significantly during the first quarter of 2019.At the time, the cybersecurity firm's experts assumed that
cybercriminals had shifted their attention to other attack methods such as cryptomining.However, statistics for Q1 2019 contradict this
compared to Q4 2018.The reason the firm believes that DDoS attacks dropped in popularity is that several DDoS marketplaces were taken down
However, once new DDoS-for-Hire websites launched, the number of attacks grew exponentially as a result.According to Kaspersky Lab, the most
noticeable area of growth can be found in DDoS attacks that lasted for more than hour
These incidents doubled in quantity and their average length increased by 487 percent.These statistics confirm its experts' hypothesis that
hackers have improved their techniques and can now launch longer attacks which require more effort to organize.Business development manager
New DDoS services appear to have replaced ones shut down by law enforcement agencies
As organisations implement basic countermeasures, attackers target them with long-lasting attacks
It is difficult to say if the number of attacks will continue to grow, but their complexity is showing no signs of slowing down
to a DDoS attack, Kaspersky Lab recommends that organizations ensure their web and IT resources can handle high traffic and that
professional solutions are employed to counter these types of attacks.Also check out the best DDoS protection to ensure your organization is
prepared to fend off these attacks
