Link11 DDoS Report
for Central Europe
DDoS attacks continue to evolve: Huge volumes, greater aggressiveness, new botnets and vectors such as memcached reflection, and the CLDAP and SSDP protocols mean that DDoS attacks are more dangerous and more unpredictable than ever for unprotected businesses.
The Link11 DDoS report for Q1 2018 reveals a clear increase in high-volume attacks. Not only is the number of attacks on the rise, but the average bandwidth has also steadily increased in recent months.
- The number of DDoS attacks again reached a very high level of 14,736 attacks.
- On average, the Link11 Security Operation Center (LSOC) recorded 160 attacks a day on targets in Central Europe.
- In the first quarter of 2018, the LSOC thwarted 12 attacks with an attack volume of more than 100 Gbps.
- The peak attack bandwidth amounted to 212 Gbps.
- The SSDP protocol was the most frequent reflection vector at 27%.
DDoS Statistics and Analysis
for Central Europe
100
Number of all mitigated
attacks in Q1 2018
1000
Duration of all mitigated attacks
in minutes in Q1 2018
1000
Largest mitigated attack
in Q1 2018 in Mbps
Report History
50
Mitigated attacks in April 2018
100
Largest attack mitigated in April 2018 in Mbps
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