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Frequency and Complexity of DDoS Attacks is Rising; Defenders Turn to Automation and Managed Services for Support
NETSCOUT
SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of business
assurance, a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity,
and business intelligence solutions, today released its 13th
Annual Arbor Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offering
direct insights from network and security professionals at the world's
leading service provider, cloud/hosting and enterprise organizations.The
report covers a wide range of topics, from distributed denial-of-service
(DDoS) attacks and major industry trends such as SDN/NFV and IPv6
adoption to key organizational issues such as incident response
training, staffing and budgets. Its focus is on the operational
challenges network operators face daily from cyberthreats and the
strategies adopted to address and mitigate them.
"Attackers focused on complexity this year, leveraging weaponization of
IoT devices while shifting away from reliance on massive attack volume
to achieve their goals. They have been effective, and the proportion of
enterprises experiencing revenue loss due to DDoS nearly doubled this
year, emphasizing the significance of the DDoS threat," said Darren
Anstee, chief technology officer, NETSCOUT Arbor. "The results of the
WISR, together with our ATLAS data, demonstrate why an integrated
multi-layer defense from the data center to the cloud is required."
THREAT LANDSCAPE: The exploitation of IoT devices and innovation
from DDoS attack services are leading to more frequent and complex
attacks.
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Size: Fifty-seven percent of enterprises and 45 percent of data
center operators saw their internet bandwidth saturated due to DDoS
attacks.
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Frequency: There were 7.5 million DDoS attacks in 2017,
according to data from NETSCOUT
Arbor's Active Threat Level Analysis System (ATLAS) infrastructure
which covers approximately one-third of global internet traffic. Service
provider respondents experienced more volumetric attacks while
enterprises reported a 30 percent increase in stealthy
application-layer attacks.
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Complexity: Fifty-nine percent of service providers and 48
percent of enterprises experienced multi-vector attacks, a 20 percent
increase over last year. Multi-vector attacks combine high volume
floods, application-layer attacks and TCP-state exhaustion attacks in
a single sustained offensive, increasing mitigation complexity and
attackers' chances for success.
CONSEQUENCES: Successful DDoS attacks are having greater
operational and financial impact.
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Fifty-seven percent cited reputation/brand damage as the main business
impact, with operational expenses second.
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Fifty-six percent experienced a financial impact between $10,000 and
$100,000, almost double the proportion from 2016.
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Forty-eight percent of data center operators said customer churn was a
key concern following a successful attack.
DEFENSE: Network and security teams, the guardians of the
connected world, are challenged by an active and complex threat
landscape, as well as persistent staffing issues.
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Eighty-eight percent of service providers utilize Intelligent DDoS
Mitigation Solutions and 36 percent utilize technology that automates
DDoS mitigation. Increased investment in specialized tools automation
is driven by the sheer number of attacks faced in service provider
networks.
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Attack frequency is also driving demand for managed security services.
Thirty-eight percent of enterprises relied on third-party and
outsourced services, a jump from 28 percent the previous year. Only 50
percent carried out defensive drills, and the proportion of
respondents carrying out drills at least every quarter fell 20 percent.
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Fifty-four percent of enterprises and 48 percent of service providers
have difficulty hiring and retaining skilled personnel.
Additional Resources
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Download the full report here (registration
required).
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Register
for the NETSCOUT Arbor webinar series for a deeper dive on the WISR
key findings.
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Visit the NETSCOUT Arbor blog for
insight on various aspects of the report.
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Like us on Facebook and
follow @ArborNetworks on
Twitter (News - Alert) for more key findings.
Survey Scope & Demographics
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The WISR survey data is based upon 390 responses from a mix of Tier 1,
Tier 2 and Tier 3 (News - Alert) service providers, hosting, mobile, enterprise and
other types of network operators from around the world.
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Two-thirds of all respondents identify as security, network or
operations professionals.
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Report includes data regarding observed events in 2017 and projections
for the coming year.
About NETSCOUT NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) assures
digital business services against disruptions in availability,
performance, and security. Our market and technology leadership stems
from combining our patented smart data technology with smart analytics.
We provide real-time, pervasive visibility, and insights customers need
to accelerate, and secure their digital transformation. Our approach
transforms the way organizations plan, deliver, integrate, test, and
deploy services and applications. Our nGenius service assurance
solutions provide real-time, contextual analysis of service, network,
and application performance. Arbor security solutions protect against
DDoS attacks that threaten availability, and advanced threats that
infiltrate networks to steal critical business assets. To learn more
about improving service, network, and application performance in
physical or virtual data centers, or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT's
performance and security solutions, powered by service intelligence can
help you move forward with confidence, visit www.netscout.com or
follow @NETSCOUT and @ArborNetworks on Twitter, Facebook (News - Alert), or LinkedIn.
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Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and
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