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DDoS: complex attacks, persistent threats

April 2, 2026 admin

Last year saw 8m DDoS attacks between July and December alone. The largest reached 30Tbps, according to research from NETSCOUT. A good percentage of internet traffic is now linked to denial of service attacks. Malicious […]

DDoS, geopolitics and AI

October 2, 2025 admin

Distributed denial of service attacks, or DDoS, remain a serious source of disruption across the internet. DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. Researchers at NETSCOUT recorded over 8m DDoS attacks in […]

DDoS’ shifting focus: war, religion and politics

October 5, 2022 admin

DDoS attacks remain a threat to any organisation operating online. And over the last six to twelve months, security researchers have seen a shift in the pattern of denial of service attacks. This is being […]

DDoS: attacks on the rise?

March 31, 2022 admin

DDoS, or distributed denial of service attacks, continue to plague organisations operating online. Attacks are up 14 per cent on 2019’s figures, according to research by security firm NETSCOUT. And DDoS attacks are becoming more […]

July 2020, Episode 1: DDoS: the attacks keep coming

July 8, 2020 admin

DDoS attacks have risen sharply during the pandemic. How can organisations protect themselves?

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