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5 THINGS YOU MAYBE DIDN ’ T KNOW
ABOUT DDOS ATTACKS THAT CAN COST YOU
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Introduction
To accurately determine your organization ’ s risk of a DDoS attack , you must be aware of the latest trends in DDoS attacks and best practices in defense . For without this knowledge , much can be at stake , including increased costs and lost revenue due to service downtime or in effective mitigation .
The following paper will present some common misconceptions and facts about the modern-day DDoS attack that , if you are not aware of , could cost you significantly .
Size
When it comes to measuring the size of a DDoS attack , there are multiple variables to consider . The first is Volume . Measured in Mbps ( megabits per second ), Gbps ( gigabits per second ), or even Tbps ( terabits per second ), this is what people commonly think of when they think of the size a DDoS attack .
The media hype around Tbps-sized DDoS attacks only perpetuates this notion , leading one to believe that all DDoS attacks are massive . But this is not true .
Below is data from NETSCOUT ’ s Cyber Threat Horizon , which tracks DDoS attack activity on a global basis . As you can see , some attacks are extensive ( e . g ., 1.12 Tbps ), but the vast majority of DDoS attacks are under 1 Gbps .
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The second variable is Speed . Measured in packets per second ( pps ), these types of attacks utilize large rates of packets . As seen in the chart below , these types of attacks can get as large as 871 Mpps ( million packets per second ), while the vast majority are under 1 Mpps . NETSCOUT has see an upward trend in pps attacks as attackers realize that their attacks don ’ t have to be volumetric to be effective . u
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