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Network Infrastructure Security Report |
Arbor’s longstanding relationships and reputation as a trusted advisor and solution partner make this annual survey and report possible. The report offers a rare view into the challenges of network operators on the front lines of a global battle against botnets and DDoS attacks. It is designed to provide data and insight that will enable network operators to make more informed decisions about their security strategies to ensure availability for mission-critical Internet and other IP-based infrastructure.
The sixth edition of this report was released on February 1, 2011.
Volume VI Highlights:
- DDoS attacks have gone mainstream: Botnet-driven DDoS attacks are likely to continue as a low cost, high-profile form of cyber-protest in 2011 and beyond.
- Attack size and frequency accelerated: 2010 saw a sharp escalation in the scale and frequency of DDoS attack activity on the Internet. The largest reported attack size doubled year-over-year, to more than 100gbps. This is an astonishing 1000% increase in attack size since the first report was published in 2005.
- Attack surface continues to expand: As new equipment, protocols and services are introduced into networks, the attack surface for DDoS is expanded.
- Application-layer DDoS attacks are increasing: An alarming number of respondents detected application layer attacks in 2010. These attacks are targeting both the ancillary support services of operators and their end customers.
- Attacks Expose IPS and Firewall Shortcomings: Nearly half of the survey respondents reported a firewall or IPS outage due to DDoS.
- Struggling with the Transition to IPv6: Operators expressed concern over lack of visibility into IPv6 network traffic and their inability to control that traffic to the same degree they control IPv4 traffic.
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Volume I, 2005