"Web Application Attacks Increases 8x in H1 2020"

According to a report from the cloud security provider CDNetworks, the number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS), web application, and botnet attacks increased significantly in the first half of 2020 compared to that of 2019. The "State of the Web Security for H1 2020" report revealed that web application attacks increased by 800%. More than 4 billion web application attacks were blocked in H1 2020, which is said to be eight times higher than the number blocked in H1 2019. There has been a 147.63% year-on-year increase in DDoS attacks. The use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to find and exploit new vulnerabilities contained by company networks and systems was also highlighted. The report also brings further attention to the shift in attacks towards media, public services, education, and other sites that are profiting under COVID-19. This article continues to discuss the increase in cyberattacks in the first half of 2020, the use of AI and ML in the execution of attacks, and the change in targets.

CISO MAG reports "Web Application Attacks Increases 8x in H1 2020"