The more things change, the more they stay the same
Written by Arbor NetworksArbor’s 8th annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report offers unique insight from network operators on the front lines in the global battle against DDoS and advanced threats. A closer look at the findings reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
MOST COMMON ATTACK VECTOR: FROM FLOOD ATTACKS TO APPLICATION-LAYER ATTACKS
2005: First Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report
"91 percent of respondents named “brute force” attacks involving TCP SYN and UDP Floods"
2012: Eighth Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report
"86 percent of respondents reported application-layer attacks targeting Web services."
THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME: DDOS REMAINS TOP IDENTIFIED THREAT
2005: First Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report
“Sixty-four percent of survey participants said, ’DDoS is the most significant operational security issue we face today.’ The majority of respondents put fast-spreading worms in second place and domain name system (DNS) vulnerabilities, e.g. DNS poisoning, as a close third.”
2012: Eighth Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report
"DDoS attacks represent the top four concerns, the same result as last year, with attacks against customers being the top concern"
For more on what’s keeping network operators up at night, please download our eighth annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report here.
