CRUCIAL DDoS FINDINGS FOR Q1 2016

AVERAGE ATTACK DURATION:

DDoS ATTACK STATS & TRENDS

Q1 2016 State of the Internet / Security

18% OF ATTACKS VS. 6% IN Q1 2015

A

125%

137%INCREASE

COMPARED WITH Q1 2015

4,500 ATTACKS

AKAMAI MITIGATED

A SHARP INCREASE IN DNS ATTACKS

OVERLOADOVERLOADOVERLOAD

Q1 2015

Q2 2015

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

HACKER ZOMBIECOMPUTER

VICTIMS

Q1 2016

5.93%

8.74%

9.66%

13.27%

18.26%

IN INFRASTRUCTURE-LAYER ATTACKS

59% MULTI-VECTOR

ATTACKS

49% REFLECTION ATTACKS

MULTI-VECTOR DDoS ATTACKS IN Q1 SUGGEST ATTACK TOOLS HAVE

GROWN MORE SOPHISTICATED

59% OF REFLECTION DDoS ATTACKS

WERE NTP REFLECTORS72%

59%49%

280+

100Gbps

19 MEGAATTACKSGREATER THAN

100 Gbps

REFLECTORS

THE LARGEST MEGA ATTACK

PEAKED AT 289 GBPSAVERAGE PEAK BANDWIDTH

INCREASED 138%

FAST FACTS

DNS REFLECTION ATTACK STATS

SOURCES AND TARGETS

IMPORTANT FINDINGS

MALICIOUS ACTORS USE OPEN

DNS RESOLVERS

DNS RESOLVERSHAVE BEEN LINKED TO

THE DDoS-FOR-HIRE UNDERGROUND MARKET

Q1 2016 SAW A 13-POINT INCREASE

IN DNS ATTACKS FROM Q1 2015

19% DNS,

UDP FRAGMENT, NTP, AND CHARGEN MADE UP

70% OF ALL ATTACKS

70%

INCREASE COMPARED WITH Q4 2015

16.14HOURS

STRESSER/BOOTER-BASED BOTNETS CONTINUE TO RISE

GAMING

BRAZIL 9%

US 17%

TURKEY 10%

SPAIN 6%

RUSSIA 5%

SOUTH KOREA 7%

JAPAN 6%

THAILAND 6%

INDIA 7%

CHINA27%

RETAIL&CONSUMER

GOODS 2%

BUSINESS SERVICES .04%

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

PUBLIC SECTOR 2%

INTERNET & TELECOM 4%HOTEL & TRAVEL .12%

MEDIA &ENTERTAINMENT

FINANCIAL SERVICES 4%EDUCATION 3%

BIGGEST INDUSTRIES

HITQ1 2016

55%

5%

24%

CHINA IS THE TOP SOURCE OF NON-SPOOFED ATTACKS AT 27% OF ATTACKS

Access the complete Q1 2016 State of the Internet / Security report atwww.akamai.com/StateOfTheInternet-security

Statistics based on attack campaigns mitigated by Akamai.

[state of the internet]

142% INCREASE

MORE THAN

6,000

ATTACKS AGAINST ONE CUSTOMER

REPEAT ATTACKS ON THE RISE

THE TOP SOURCES OF ATTACKS

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