FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only 'limited' DDoS success
However, even if they don't directly affect operations, DDoSes do hurt business by preventing legitimate customers from accessing a company's website. So to help avoid these junk-traffic floods, the FBI suggests enrolling in a denial of service protection service that detects and redirects abnormal traffic flows.
Organizations should also partner with local ISPs prior to a DDoS event and create a disaster recovery plan to minimize downtime and ensure efficient communication and mitigation in the case of an attack, according to the FBI.Before writing off DDoS attacks entirely as the unimpressive work of hacktivists, however, a third-quarterby Kaspersky cited a"significant rise in smart attacks" globally — these are the more sophisticated security events conducted by professional criminals.
In Q3, the number of all types of DDoS attacks increased compared to previous reporting periods. While the overall number jumped 47.87 percent compared to Q3 2021, the number of smart DDoS attacks doubled, according to the security firm. It's worth noting these include both pro-Russia and pro-Ukraine politically motivated attacks.for the first time this quarter exceeded those on TCP, despite the latter being easier to conduct and still the most common type of network floods.
While Q3 didn't set any new records in terms of attack duration on average attacks lasted about eight hours and the longest lasted nearly four days. "Compared to the previous quarter, this seems rather modest, but the numbers are still huge: in Q3 of last year, the duration of DDoS attacks was measured in minutes, not hours," according to the report."In this regard, the situation remains challenging." ®
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Wagner boss brags to Russian media about ‘interference’ on eve of US midterm electionsVladimir Putin’s ally Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed ongoing interference in US politics in a 'surgical attempt… to remove both kidneys and liver at once'
Weiterlesen »
Ukraine war: Kyiv Mayor Klitschko warns of evacuations if power lostMillions of Ukrainians have intermittently lost electricity and water after Russian air strikes.
Weiterlesen »
Putin 'makes chilling Hiroshima nuclear threat' during call with MacronRussian President Vladimir Putin has made a chilling threat referencing the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during a conversation with France's Emmanuel Macron.
Weiterlesen »