Global DDoS Attack Report Q3 2013

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Prolexic Q3 2013 Global DDoS Attack Report: Highlights

DDoS perpetrators changed tactics
Amplified attack sizes Hid their identities Used smaller botnets

Significant increase in reflection attacks

Up 70% compared to previous quarter Up 265% compared to Q3 2012

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Prolexic Q3 2013 Global DDoS Attack Report: Highlights, continued

Average attack duration decline considerably
To 21.33 hours Less use of BroDoS Greater use of reflection attacks

Record volume of DDoS attacks

Small increase of 1.58 percent Q3 is normally a quiet month Increase shows heightened level of global DDoS activity
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Types of DDoS attacks used in Q3 2013

Application layer attacks: 76.52% of attacks Infrastructure layer attacks: 23.48% of attacks UDP attacks increased SYN attacks decreased

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Types of DDoS attacks used in Q3, continued

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DDoS attack frequency in Q3 2013

Most active month: July Most active week: July 21

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Top source countries for DDoS attacks: Q3 2013

Main source of attacks: China
By far the most attacks 62 percent of all attack traffic

Other major sources

United States: 9 percent Republic of Korea (South Korea): 7 percent Brazil: 4.5 percent Russian Federation: 4.5 percent

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Special report: DrDoS reflection services

Also included in the Q3 2013 Global DDoS Attack report is a special report:
Development and resale of custom attack tools available as DDoS-as-a-Service The underground marketplace for DrDoS attack methods, tools and services Easy steps you can take to protect your servers from involvement in CHARGEN reflection attacks
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Prolexic Q3 2013 Global Attack Report

Download the Prolexic 2013 Q3 Global Attack Report for:
Average and trends in attack duration and bandwidth Total number and trends of attacks by type In-depth case studies Year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter comparisons A look forward at emerging DDoS trends

About Prolexic
Prolexic Technologies is the worlds largest and most trusted distributor of DDoS protection and mitigation services. Prolexic Security and Engineering Response Team (PLXsert) monitors the global malicious cyber threats and actively analyzes DDoS attacks using proprietary techniques and equipment.

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