Cybersecurity firm Radware, issued its 2022 Global Threat Analysis Report, which revealed that DDoS attacks increased in number and complexity.
“‘More’ is the operative word for the global threat landscape in 2022,” said Pascal Geenens, director of Threat Intelligence for Radware.
He explained that the spike is partly due to digitalisation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and a “long-tail of new vulnerabilities and exposed services” brought about by work-from-home remote access during the pandemic.
“The ongoing tensions between major world powers have also led to a rise in state-sponsored cyber attacks and espionage activities,” he added.
Their other findings include:
- Attacks in 2022 grew 150% on a global basis compared to the year before. In the Americas, the growth was at 212% compared to 2021. APAC organisations accounted for 7% of attacks.
- The frequency of these attacks also rose: compared to 2021’s 8.4 attacks per day, organisations experienced an average of 29.3 attacks per day.
- Attack power increased by 2.8 times to 1.46Tbps in 2022
- Attack duration also swelled to 100-250Gbps in 2022 globally, lasting 66 hours or 2.75 days
- Attacks also leveled up in complexity — attacks above 1Gbps on average had more than two dissimilar attack vectors per attack; this number doubled for attacks over 10Gbps. Attacks over 100Gbps on average had more than nine dissimilar attack vectors
“Attackers are always looking for new more sophisticated ways to advance their cyber agendas. As a result, organisations find themselves in an escalating state of risk, trying to defend themselves against next-generation threats,” Geenens said.
On a global basis, the most attacked industries include finance (53%), technology (20%), and healthcare (11%).
