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| Kaspersky: DDoS attacks multiply in the last quarter of 2019 |
Kaspersky analysis shows that the number of attacks prohibited by Kaspersky DDoS in the last three months of 2018 was 56% of the attacks that were discovered and blocked in the last quarter of 2019.
Other surveys of robot robot activity show that about 28% of attacks occurred on the weekend. During this period, Sunday increased by two and a half points to 13%, and these results were taken into account in Kaspersky's "Rejection of Attack" report. "Our distributed DDoS services will be released in the fourth quarter of 2019."
There were several widespread DDoS attacks in 2019, including attacks on financial institutions in South Africa, Singapore, and Scandinavia. These digital attacks were directed against the British Labor Party in order to disrupt its digital systems as attacks on the Vatican. Attack on the popular Minecraft game server.
We can see that DDoS is still a popular way to attack cyber criminals looking for economic benefits or ideological motives. So you must be prepared for this attack and be aware of its development.
The report shows that the main trend in the last quarter of 2019 is an increase in electronic robot activity on Sunday, and although growth appears relatively weak (two and a half percentage points), DDoS attacks represent a certain day of the week otherwise, this would be the lowest and would stabilize Throughout the year, "about 11% of attacks in the first and third quarters and 10% in the second quarter."
In the fourth quarter, it was clear that Thursday was the least active day of the week for DDoS attacks, but the attacks were generally distributed evenly across several days of the week, and the analysis showed that the difference was not more than the busiest days. Two and a half percentage points, and the difference was an increase of seven percentage points in the previous quarter.
Although the number of DDoS attacks detected by Kaspersky DDoS Protection has increased significantly compared to the same period in 2018, growth in the last quarter of 2019 was minimal compared to the third quarter. "The attacks in the third quarter represent the fourth quarter of 2019. 92% of the attacks."
The so-called "smart DDoS attacks" have increased significantly. These attacks target systems at the application level and are carried out by subversive participants. By 2019, the third quarter of attacks will reach 73% of the fourth quarter.
This growth is predictable due to the growth of internet activity in November and December. However, experts from Kaspersky did not report any increase during the sales period of White Friday or Christmas Day.
Alexei Kesley, head of business development at Kaspersky's DDoS Attack Protection Team, thinks the season is generally quieter than expected despite the large increase, and states that it didn't happen, and on certain days, there was no storm due to the network. Criminals have no reason to launch an attack that corresponds to a specific event, and the company will expand its activities during the holiday season to communicate with customers.
However, he added that cybercrime does not have a daily time limit, and attackers can still find ways to disrupt the user's entertainment time. So it is important to ensure that hacking solutions can protect users' digital assets automatically.
Kaspersky recommends the following steps for various installation methods to protect you from DDoS attacks on weekends and all seasons:
- Perform stress tests and web application reviews with external staff or experts to identify gaps in the business infrastructure.
- Experts who continue to run web resources are tasked with making sure they know what to do in the event of an attack on DDoS and ensuring that they are able to respond outside of the scheduled hours.
- Review agreements and contact information with third parties, including agreements with Internet service providers, so that they are readily available in the event of an attack.
- Implement professional solutions to protect installations from attacks.