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CRUCIAL DDoS FINDINGS FOR Q2 2016 DDoS ATTACK STATS & TRENDS Q2 2016 State of the Internet / Security A 129% 37% DECREASE COMPARED WITH Q2 2015 4,919 ATTACKS AKAMAI MITIGATED OVERLOAD OVERLOAD OVERLOAD HACKER ZOMBIE COMPUTER VICTIMS IN INFRASTRUCTURE LAYER ATTACKS (COMPARED TO Q2 2015) 49% MULTI-VECTOR ATTACKS 49% REFLECTION ATTACKS REPEAT DDOS ATTACKS ARE THE NORM. EACH TARGET WAS HIT AN AVERAGE OF 27 times in Q2 2016 59% OF REFLECTION DDoS ATTACKS WERE NTP REFLECTORS 44% 49% 49% 373+ 100 Gbps 12 MEGA ATTACKS GREATER THAN 100 Gbps REFLECTORS THE LARGEST MEGA ATTACK PEAKED AT 363 GBPS 30 Mpps 21 MEGA ATTACKS GREATER THAN 30 Mpps THE LARGEST MEGA ATTACK PEAKED AT 363 MPPS FAST FACTS SOURCES AND TARGETS IMPORTANT FINDINGS INCREASE IN REFLECTION ATTACKS COMPARED WITH Q1 2016 EMERGING THREAT GAMING BRAZIL 2.96% US 17.38% UK 2.38% SPAIN 2.94% ITALY 2.65% VIETNAM 3.7% TAIWAN 5.22% VIETNAM 3.7% CHINA 56.09% BUSINESS SERVICES .04% SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY INTERNET & TELECOM 4% OTHERS 3% MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES 5% EDUCATION 1% BIGGEST INDUSTRIES HIT Q2 2016 57% 26% 4% CHINA IS THE TOP SOURCE OF NON-SPOOFED ATTACKS AT 56% OF ATTACKS Access the complete Q2 2016 State of the Internet / Security report at www.akamai.com/StateOfTheInternet-security Statistics based on attack campaigns mitigated by Akamai. [state of the internet] CANADA 3.77% SINGAPORE 2.90% 151% INCREASE NEARLY 800,000 ATTACKS AGAINST ONE CUSTOMER REPEAT ATTACKS ON THE RISE 250% INCREASE 63 TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (TFTP) ATTACKS AMPLIFICATION FACTOR FIRST IDENTIFIED IN Q1 2016 1.3% of attacks 35X THE TOP SOURCES OF ATTACKS As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable, and secure for its customers. The company’s advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security, and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise, and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter. Published 9/16.

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Page 1: DDoS ATTACK STATS & TRENDS - Akamai · CRUCIAL DDoS FINDINGS FOR Q2 2016 DDoS ATTACK STATS & TRENDS Q2 2016 State of the Internet / Security A 129% 37% DECREASE COMPARED WITH Q2 2015

CRUCIAL DDoS FINDINGS FOR Q2 2016

DDoS ATTACK STATS & TRENDS

Q2 2016 State of the Internet / Security

A

129%

37%DECREASE

COMPARED WITH Q2 2015

4,919ATTACKS

AKAMAI MITIGATED

OVERLOADOVERLOADOVERLOAD

HACKER ZOMBIECOMPUTER

VICTIMS

IN INFRASTRUCTURE LAYER ATTACKS(COMPARED TO Q2 2015)

49% MULTI-VECTOR

ATTACKS

49% REFLECTION ATTACKS

REPEAT DDOS ATTACKS ARE THE NORM.EACH TARGET WAS HIT AN AVERAGE OF

27 times in Q2 2016

59% OF REFLECTION DDoS ATTACKS

WERE NTP REFLECTORS44%

49%49%

373+

100Gbps

12 MEGAATTACKSGREATER THAN

100 Gbps

REFLECTORS

THE LARGEST MEGA ATTACK

PEAKED AT 363 GBPS

30Mpps

21 MEGAATTACKSGREATER THAN

30 Mpps

THE LARGEST MEGA ATTACK

PEAKED AT 363 MPPS

FAST FACTS

SOURCES AND TARGETS

IMPORTANT FINDINGS

INCREASE IN REFLECTION ATTACKS

COMPARED WITH Q1 2016

EMERGING THREAT

GAMING

BRAZIL 2.96%

US 17.38%

UK 2.38%

SPAIN 2.94%

ITALY 2.65%

VIETNAM 3.7%

TAIWAN 5.22%

VIETNAM 3.7%

CHINA56.09%

BUSINESS SERVICES .04%

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

INTERNET & TELECOM 4%

OTHERS 3%

MEDIA &ENTERTAINMENT

FINANCIAL SERVICES 5%EDUCATION 1%

BIGGEST INDUSTRIES

HITQ2 2016

57%

26%

4%

CHINA IS THE TOP SOURCE OF NON-SPOOFED ATTACKS AT 56% OF ATTACKS

Access the complete Q2 2016 State of the Internet / Security report atwww.akamai.com/StateOfTheInternet-security

Statistics based on attack campaigns mitigated by Akamai.

[state of the internet]

CANADA 3.77%

SINGAPORE 2.90%

151% INCREASE

NEARLY

800,000

ATTACKS AGAINST ONE CUSTOMER

REPEAT ATTACKS ON THE RISE

250%INCREASE

63 TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (TFTP) ATTACKS

AMPLIFICATION FACTOR FIRST IDENTIFIED IN Q1 2016

1.3% of attacks35X

THE TOP SOURCES OF ATTACKS

As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast,

reliable, and secure for its customers. The company’s advanced web performance, mobile performance,

cloud security, and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer,

enterprise, and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and

its team of Internet experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter. Published 9/16.