DDoS Attacks Surge 106% from H2 2023 to H1 2024, Reveals New Zayo Data
15 Agosto 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Report highlights the alarming need for
businesses to strengthen defenses as AI fuels cyber threats
Zayo Group, a leading global communications infrastructure
provider, today released its bi-annual Distributed Denial of
Service (DDoS) Insights Report, which found the company observed a
106% increase in attack frequency from H2 2023. The report also
found that an average DDoS attack now lasts 45 minutes—an 18%
increase from this time last year—costing unprotected organizations
approximately $270,000 per attack at an average rate of $6,000 per
minute.
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It takes very little time, expertise, or investment to run a
DDoS attack, and with the AI boom, bot-based attacks have made it
even easier to attack more often, in a more sustained manner, and
with more requests per second. Beyond intensifying frequency and
duration, AI is also driving the increased pervasiveness of DDoS
attacks across many industries. In fact, for the first time in this
report’s history, HR and staffing, legal and consulting, and
transportation firms surfaced as victims of the top 10% of the
largest DDoS attacks seen.
“As we predicted last year, DDoS attacks in the age of AI have
become more persistent and frequent across all industries, and our
latest report confirms this heightened level as the new norm.
What’s worse, if this trend continues, we expect attacks could
increase another 24% by the end of the year,” said Max Clauson, SVP
of Network Connectivity at Zayo. “The only way to fight back is to
add protection to your tech stack. When your business is protected,
attackers have no other option but to move on to find an easier
target.”
Key Findings by Industry:
- Telecommunications companies are still the most targeted
industry, making up 57% of all attacks. Other familiar industries
experiencing the most frequent attacks include education (19%),
manufacturing (5%), and cloud/SaaS (5%).
- Manufacturing has replaced retail as the industry facing
the largest DDoS attacks, followed by healthcare (up 128.5%
compared to H1 2023). Not only did this industry experience a 308%
increase in attack duration from 2023 to 2024, these companies also
suffered a 200% increase in DDoS attack size.
- Government entities continued to be the victims of the
longest-duration attacks, with an average attack time of over six
hours. This is up 41% from H1 2023.
Why it Matters. For nearly 30 years, DDoS attacks have
been effective and the introduction of AI to deploy and elevate
these attacks is only allowing them to evolve, growing more
powerful, subversive, and frequent. Every business must understand
that it is a target, regardless of industry or size. The financial
and reputational damage caused by DDoS attacks can be devastating,
leading to significant revenue losses and long-term harm to brand
trust. Additionally, the cost of mitigating attacks and restoring
services is substantial, draining resources that could be better
spent on growth and innovation. The only fighting chance businesses
have is to implement a proper network protection strategy.
To view the full report and learn more about how Zayo can help
protect your business from cyber attacks, visit:
https://www.zayo.com/resources/ddos-insights-report-1H-2024/.
Methodology
This report analyzed more than 62,000 threat detections
experienced by Zayo DDoS Protection customers in H1 2024. The data,
spanning 14 industries in regions across North America and Western
Europe, covers the period from January 1 to June 30, 2024. Notably,
approximately 29,000 of these attacks occurred in the first quarter
of 2024, and approximately 34,200 occurred in the second
quarter.
About Zayo
For more than 17 years, Zayo has empowered some of the world’s
largest and most innovative companies to connect what’s next for
their business. The Zayo group of companies connects 400 global
markets with a future-ready network that spans over 18 million
fiber miles and 145,000 route miles. Zayo's tailored connectivity
solutions and managed services enable carriers, cloud providers,
data centers, schools, and enterprises to deliver exceptional
experiences, from core to cloud to edge. Discover how Zayo connects
what’s next at www.zayo.com and follow us on LinkedIn and
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Kayla Bodel Walker Sands for Zayo Group press@zayo.com