Arbor Networks’ Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report is designed to provide data useful to network operators so they can make informed decisions about their use of network security technology to protect their mission-critical infrastructure.

The fifth edition of this report was released on January 19, 2010.

Volume V Highlights:

• Attacks Shift to the Cloud: Nearly 35% of respondents believe that more sophisticated service and application attacks represent the largest operational threat over the next 12 months.
• Attack Size Still on the Rise, But at a Slower Pace: ISPs reported near doubling in peak distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack rates year-over-year.
• Internet Architecture and Operations Facing Perfect Storm: A convergence in issues is facing the Internet Architecture and Operations community.
• The Internet is not IPv6 Ready: The pending exhaustion of IPv4addresses and related concerns is a great source of uncertainty.
• Other Obstacles to Effective Threat Mitigation: A lack of skilled resources, clearly-defined operational policies/responsibilites, and management support are obstacles to effective threat mitigation.