2014 DDoS Attack Trends

Verisign has a unique view into distributed denial 2014 DDOS Attack Trends of service (DD0S) attack trends, including attack statistics, behavioral trends and future outlook. The below data contains observations and insights about attack size and frequency derived from mitigations enacted on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDOS Protection Services from January-March 2014. 6% increase in 83% overall DD0S attack size increase in overall DD0S from Q4 2013 attack size year-over-year Average Attack Size Verisign saw an 83-percent increase in average attack size over Q4 2013 and an approximate 6-percent increase year-over-year. 50-75 Verisign mitigated multiple amplification attacks, ranging from 50-75 Gbps NTP reflection attacks GBPS and DNS amplification attacks stood out as the Average Size of Q1 Amplification Attacks two most common attack types. Frequency of Attack: Every industry is a target 16% 35% TELECOMMUNICATIONS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 11% FINANCIAL 6% MANUFACTURING 23% IT SERVICES/CLOUD/SAAS 9% ECOMMERCE/ONLINE ADVERTISING 34% 433% Drop in attack frequency for Finance industry Increase in attack frequency for all other industries combined year-over-year year-over-year Download the full report and learn more about Verisign DDOS Protection Services at VERISIGN Verisignlnc.com/DDoSTrends Verisigninc.com ©2014 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.