Security News > 2024 > July > Why every company needs a DDoS response plan

Today's DDoS attacks are not what they were even a few years ago, and we continue to see DDoS attacks that are framed as the largest in history.

Given the rising number of DDoS attacks each year and the reality that DDoS attacks are frequently used in more sophisticated hacking attempts to apply maximum pressure on victims, a DDoS response plan should be included in every company's cybersecurity tool kit.

From cyberwarfare involving geopolitical entities using DDoS attacks to deny access to critical infrastructure to hacktivism designed to protest or draw attention to social or political causes, the rationales for such attacks are virtually endless.

According to our latest Threat Intelligence Report, which is based on data collected from over 230 countries around the world, we found that there was a sharp 15% increase in DDoS attacks in 2H 2023, with 7 million recorded attacks.

The bottom line is that there is no escape from DDoS attacks on governmental institutions, and threat intelligence needs to be taken more seriously because of how universal the threat can be when it comes to compromising global ISP networks and additional IT infrastructure.

While bad actors will continue to find new ways to engineer DDoS attacks, rapid, automatic detection is critical to stopping an attack before it can impact business-critical services.

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