14 DAY TRIAL // DDOS protection solutions provider Arbor Networks has released its global trends report for the first three quarters of 2013. The study provides some interesting information regarding the evolution of such cybercriminal operations.
The figures show that 54% of the attacks launched so far in 2013 were over 1 Gbps. This represents a 33% increase compared to last year. Furthermore, 37% of attacks were in the 2-10 Gbps range.
4% of all the attacks launched so far in 2013 peaked at over 10 Gbps. While this represents a 44% increase, the number of attacks monitored at over 20 Gbps has grown by more than 350% compared to 2012.
This means that the average DDOS attack has increased by 78% from 2012, now standing at 2.64 Gbps. The average attack size recorded in September 2013 was at 3.37 Gbps.
On the other hand, most of the attacks (87%) monitored so far lasted less than one hour.
It’s also worth noting that the largest attack monitored by Arbor with the aid of the company's ATLAS (Active Threat Level Analysis System) peaked at 191 Gbps. The attack took place in August 2013.
"Arbor Networks’ ATLAS system gives tremendous visibility into Internet traffic patterns and threat evolution. As more service provider customers participate, we gain even more visibility into what is going on out there,” noted Darren Anstee, solutions architect for Arbor Networks.
“Much like the growth in DDoS attacks themselves, we’ve seen tremendous growth in ATLAS. In Q2, ATLAS monitored 47Tb/sec of peak IPv4 traffic. In Q3, that number rose 46% to 69Tb/sec. This is a significant portion of all Internet traffic and provides Arbor researchers and customers with a truly unique view of the global attack landscape.”
Additional findings from Arbor’s report are available on the company’s blog and on SlideShare.