The gaming industry continues to be the most targeted by DDoS attacks.
There was a 56 percent increase in the number of detected DDoS attacks last year.
According to analysis from Gcore, there was also a 117 percent increase in attacks on the financial services industry, while the gaming industry continues to be the most targeted by DDoS attacks, accounting for 34 percent of all attacks.
The longest DDoS attack duration during Q3-Q4 2024 was five hours. Although this is a significant decrease from 16 hours in the first half of the year, the company said this is reflective of an increasing trend towards shorter but more intense attacks, which can be more difficult to detect as they may blend in with normal traffic spikes.
Andrey Slastenov, head of security at Gcore, commented: “Not only is the number and intensity of attacks increasing, but attackers are expanding the scope of their attacks to reach an increasingly wide range of sectors. Businesses must invest in robust DDoS detection, mitigation, and protection to prevent the financial and reputational impact of an attack.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
