The median duration of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks was 6.1 minutes in the first half of 2021, new research has claimed.
The findings are part of cybersecurity company Imperva Research Labs’ Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report, which notes that DDoS attacks are constantly evolving in size, volume, frequency and complexity.
“DDoS attacks have been a significant feature of the threat landscape. What began largely as a form of protest and sabotage has evolved into big business for cybercriminals. Today, anyone can launch a DDoS attack for the price of a good cup of coffee, and $100 is enough to cripple a network,” note the researchers.
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According to their analysis, more than a third of DDoS attacks lasted between one and four minutes, and…
