Security News > 2021 > May > DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful

Link11 has released its DDoS report for Q1 2021 which revealed the number of DDoS attacks continued to grow.

DDoS attackers stick to their target The number of attacks continued to increase: 128% increase in the number of attacks than Q1 2020.

Increasing use of carpet-bombing attacks: Attackers are more and more switching to carpet bombing attacks with small-volume, low-threshold attacks, which remain under the radar of many protection solutions.

DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful: 1489 minutes was the longest attack.

DDoS attackers increasingly target companies that were either in high demand due to the pandemic or had to shift their operations online.

Almost every second DDoS attack targets hosting providers and ISPs.

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