Verisign Q4 2015 DDoS Trends Report

Verisign has a unique view into distributed denial of Q4 2015 DDOS service (DD0S) attack trends, including attack statistics, behavioral trends and future outlook. The below data contains observations and insights about attack frequency and size derived from mitigations ATTACK enacted on behalf of customers of Verisign DDOS Protection Services, and insights from iDefense TRENDS Security Intelligence Services, from October through December 2015. Attack Frequency at its Highest Verisign mitigated 85% more attacks in Q4 2015 than in Q4 2014 85% The highest level of attack activity since Verisign began reporting figures. Fastest Flood Ever Mitigated by Verisign 125 And driving a volumetric DDOS attack of Mpps 65. Q4 2015 Gbps UDP Flood Attacks Dominate 75% 15% 10% UDP FLOODS TCP FLOODS APPLICATION LAYER ATTACKS Notable increases in the number of DNS reflection attacks and fragmentation attacks Every Industry is a Target 32% 15% FINANCIAL IT SERVICES/CLOUD/SAAS 30% MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 4% 8% E-COMMERCE/ONLINE ADVERTISING TELECOMMUNICATIONS 10% 1% PUBLIC SECTOR OTHER Mitigations By Vertical Most frequently targeted industry for the fifth consecutive quarter IT/CLOUD/SAAS Download the full report and learn more about Verisign DDOS Protection Services at Verisign.com/DDoSTrends VERISIGN Verisign.com ©2016 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.