1. Global DDoS Attack Report Q4 2013 Trends and Statistics
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2. Highlights: Q4 2013 Global DDoS Attack Report Mobile devices
and apps used in attack campaigns against enterprises Record volume
of attacks for one quarter Mitigated largest attack to date: 179
Gbps Average attack duration: 22.88 hours Peak average bandwidth:
4.53 Gbps Peak packets per second: 10.60 Mpps Download the Q4 2013
Global DDoS Attack Report for supporting data and analysis 2 3.
DDoS attack vectors used in Q4 20133 4. Attack vector analysis Use
of the CHARGEN protocol increased 92.31 compared to Q3 UDP and SYN
floods were the most popular infrastructure-layer attack vectors
HTTP GET floods were the most popular application layer attack
vectors Misuse of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an emerging
trend that should be monitored Download the Q4 2013 Global DDoS
Attack Report for attack vector data 4 5. DDoS attack frequency in
Q4 2013 More attacks mitigated than any other quarter November 5-11
was the most active week in Q45 6. Top 10 DDoS source countries for
Q4 20136 7. Attack spotlight: Multi-vector attack campaign Campaign
targeted a global financial services firm 12 unique attacks 4 days
and nights Campaign could not be stopped by automated DDoS
mitigation devices Mitigating this DDoS attack required the skill
and creativity of expert DDoS mitigation engineers7 8. Attack
spotlight: Multi-vector DDoS xampaign, continued Botnets included
willing and unwilling participants Some participants opted into the
botnet with Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) Mobile DDoS apps detected
AnDOSid, an Android app that launches an HTTP POST flood Mobile
LOIC, an Android app that allows users to opt-in Large portion of
the attack originated from Asia8CONFIDENTIAL 9. Prolexic Q4 2013
Global DDoS Attack Report Download the Q4 2013 Global Attack Report
for: Average and trends in attack duration and bandwidth Total
number and trends of attacks by type Year-over-year and
quarter-over-quarter comparisons Analysis of the attack against the
financial services firm Details about the DDoS trend of attacks
from Asia 9 10. About Prolexic Prolexic Technologies is the worlds
largest and most trusted provider of DDoS protection and mitigation
services Prolexic has successfully stopped DDoS attacks for more
than a decade Our global DDoS mitigation network and 24/7 security
operations center (SOC) can stop even the largest attacks that
exceed the capabilities of other DDoS mitigation service providers
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