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Fighting Back Against Powerful New DDoS Attack Vectors

By Tom Bienkowski, Director of Product Marketing, NETSCOUT

Conniving hackers are launching sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks more
quickly, which presents many risks for enterprises. Research shows there were 8.4 million DDoS attacks
globally over the last year alone. That’s 23,000 hacks every day and 16 each minute.

These sophisticated attacks can easily breach enterprise defenses and wreak havoc because bad actors
are relentlessly uncovering and exploiting dangerous new vectors–especially on IoT devices. Service
providers need to defend themselves and protect their customers by getting greater insight and visibility
into these threats.

The Modern DDoS Attack Landscape

The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed everything about DDoS attacks. Before IoT, hackers would
scan the web for vulnerable network hosts with lax security, weak passwords, or neglected systems that
they could compromise.

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