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DDoS Attacks in Numbers
67%
increase in ransom DDoS attacks globally in 2022. Truesec Threat Intelligence confirms the similar trend in the Nordics with DDoS being an increasingly more common method for extortion.
90%
of all DDoS attacks in 2022 were potentially of the "hit and run" variety. Such attacks typically last for no more than 30 minutes, and attackers often deploy them as a means of testing a target's security measures prior to launching a more extensive and prolonged attack.
20.000+
DDoS attacks is being conducted every single day globally, also, the total number of DDoS attacks conducted annually have doubled past five years.
Different Types of DDoS Attacks
Network-Based DDoS Attacks
Attacks targeting the network and transport layers, namely L3 and L4 attacks, are typically volumetric in nature. Such attacks aim to flood target IP addresses with a significant amount of data, which can lead to a loss of service for legitimate users. While these attacks are generally at the lower end of the threat spectrum, they can still have a significant impact. Even single packets can be used to target both known and unknown vulnerabilities in TCP/IP stacks, resulting in the shutdown of network-based equipment and causing a denial of service.
Application-Based DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks that focus on the application layer referred to as application-based DDoS attacks, specifically target application protocols and the applications that run on them. Targeted applications may include web, mail, and FTP servers, and such attacks tend to be non-volumetric in nature. Examples of application-based attacks include HTTP Get Flood Attacks, HTTP Post Flood Attacks, SSL Renegotiation Attacks, and DNS NXDOMAIN Attacks.
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