"7 Things to Know About Today's DDoS Attacks"

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) have become a significant threat to most organizations. The persistency and sophistication of DDoS attacks has grown as resources to launch such attacks have become more available to attackers. The multi-vector DDoS attack has been reported to be the most launched type of DDoS attack in 2016 as attackers are able to launch different DDoS attack forms by launching one form at a time or multiple forms simultaneously. Network-layer attacks still continue to be the most common form of DDoS attacks, while application-level attacks are increasingly becoming more common. This article further discusses the frequency and size of DDoS attacks, common forms of DDoS attacks, as well as notable IoT and mobile botnet-driven DDoS attacks.

​Dark Reading reports "7 Things to Know About Today's DDoS Attacks"