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The Complete Lifecycle of DDoS and Remedy

A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a continually evolving online danger which poses the risk to businesses of all sizes with hijacking or blocking the websites, financial losses, and stranded client relationships.

 

Whether you believe it or not, everyone has been a witness to such deadly attacks that could derail a successful business. In all the reported cases, it has been noticed vividly that many of the web-enabled devices had become associates to cybercriminals stealthily.

 

( DDoS Attack - What is it? ) The Arms Trader -- trades services -- The Online Criminal -- hits the targets-- The Victims -- botnets

 

The Victims

 

It could be anybody with a potential public web presence falling a prey to an online criminal's attack. Practically, high-profile data breaches make headlines on a daily basis and the numbers are growing!

 

Big Organizations, Mid-sized Organizations, Small Businesses, Federal Entities, Questionable Leaders, Online Celebrities

 

A botnet is a compilation of online-connected devices, namely the PCs, servers, mobile devices and internet of things devices (IoT) that are infected and controlled by hackers to carry out DDoS attacks.

 

The Arms Trader

 

Botnets – who creates them and how?

 

Who They Are What they do

 

The Kit Creator – Creates easy to access toolkits that make botnets quickly accessible

 

The Architect – Makes use of malware kits to create botnets for herders and booters

 

The Bot Herder – Manages botnets through remote command-and-control servers

 

The Booter – Sells botnets and toolkits

 

Who are the Online Criminals – The ones who buy these tools to attack a user!

 

The Hacktivist – Targets politicians, controversial persons or organizations to express criticism

 

The Intimidator - Suppresses free speech and state discussions

 

The Harasser - Online users are bullied

 

The Blackmailer – Online Money Launderers (Expert Advice: Never give them money)

 

The Internet-Mercenary - To make a living

 

The Script Kiddie - An online bully who brags about the accomplishments

 

 

Cyber Crime And The Road Ahead

 

According to a study carried out in the year 2017, DDoS attacks top the list mostly targetted at big corporations – and are deadly than you could imagine.

 

67% of organizations across the globe have experienced a DDoS attack.

 

2.8 attacks - The current number of successful cyber attacks per company each week.

 

45% of online attack criminals are malicious insiders: employees, clients, contractors, or business partners.

 

The Price Paid For Illegal Entry

 

The average price paid to resolve a DDoS attack is $540,989

 

$31,354

The average price of an online attack, per day

 

17.2 days

The average time to resolve a DDoS issue

 

 

60% According to Incapsule, DDoS victims are repeatedly targetted.

 

Areas Most Financially Impacted by a DDoS Attack

 

45%-IT, 33%-sales, 23%-Security, 10% Customer Service, 7%- Public Relations, 3% - Legal

 

Beyond The Price – After Effects!

 

1. 49% Business Disruption

2. 38% Data Loss

3. 20% Revenue Loss

4. 8% Other

 

Companies take few years to recover from the hit, this implies both financially and in terms of the trust built over the years

 

1. Replacing Hardware or Software - 42%

2. Malware Installed On The Network - 50%

3. Loss of Customer Trust - 53%

4. Theft of Customer Data - 43%

5. Intellectual Property Loss – 15%

 

DDoS has become very common these days and it is hard to prevent the systems from taking the hit as they arrive unnoticed. Learn how to stay protected from DDoS attacks.

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Uploaded on February 4, 2019