Security News > 2016 > September > DDoS and web application attacks keep escalating (Help Net Security)
2016-09-15 12:30
Akamai Technologies released its Second Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report, which highlights the cloud security landscape, specifically trends with DDoS and web application attacks, as well as malicious traffic from bots. During May 2016, the number of attacks spiked, fueled by campaigns targeting the gaming industry “While attack sizes are decreasing, we continue to see an uptick in the number of attacks as launch tools grow increasingly pervasive and easy to … More →
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