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Radware Releases Q3 DDoS and Application Attack Report
Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to 2020Blocked web application security events doubled every quarter in 2021Web
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to 2020Blocked web application security events doubled every quarter in 2021Web application security violations align with the OWASP Foundation’s new 2021 top 10 listIndustries witnessing the most DDoS attacks: technology, healthcare, communications MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has published results from its Q3 DDoS and Application Attack Report. The report provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning trends. The data for the report analyzes network and application attack activity sourced from Radware’s cloud and managed services, and Radware’s Global Deception Network. “More DDoS attacks were blocked during the first nine months of 2021 than all of 2020,” said Pascal Geenens, director of threat intelligence for Radware. “During the third quarter, DDoS records for large volumetric attacks were broken across three continents. At the same time, phantom floods, or micro attacks that typically fly below the radar, increased. The reality is organizations need more granular detection and multi-layer defenses to protect against stealthier and more complex DDoS attacks.” DDoS Attacks RiseYearly trends: The number of malicious events blocked by Radware’s DDoS mitigation solution was up 75% during the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. And the total volume blocked in the first nine months of 2021 was 44% higher than the same period in 2020. Quarterly trends: Although the total number of events per company for the third quarter was slightly below previous quarters in 2021, the number stayed above the highest quarterly level recorded in 2020. Industry trends: The most attacked industry in the third quarter was technology, with an average of 2,638 attacks per company, followed by healthcare (1,785 attacks per company), communications (1,525 attacks per company), and finance (1,337 attacks per company). Web Application Attacks Double Yearly trends: Web application attacks based on known vulnerabilities and techniques are ramping up quickly. The number of blocked web security events per company doubled every quarter for the first three quarters of 2021. Quarterly...