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2025 DDoS Trends Report
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DDoS Threat Landscape Report, Q2 2024
https://mazebolt.com/resources/ddos-threat-report-q1-2024/
DDoS Threat Report Q1 2024
https://mazebolt.com/resources/q4-report-2023/
DDoS Threat Report, Q4 2023
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DDoS Attacks December 2023
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DDoS Attacks November 2023
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DDoS Attacks October 2023
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DDoS Attacks September 2023
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Summer Of DDoS 2023
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DDoS Attacks August 2023
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MazeBolt – DDoS Threats – Q3 2023
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DDoS Attacks July 2023
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DDoS Attacks June 2023
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DDoS Attacks May 2023
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DDoS Attacks April 2023
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DDoS Attacks March 2023
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DDoS Attacks February 2023
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DDoS Attacks January 2023
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DDoS Attacks December 2022
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DDoS Attacks November 2022
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October: DDoS Attack Round Up
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September: DDoS Attack Round Up
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Bank Meets EU’s DORA Regulations
https://mazebolt.com/resources/case-study-banking/
Leading European Bank Rebuilds DDoS Resilience
https://mazebolt.com/resources/case-study-insurance-2024/
Major Insurance Company Uses RADAR to Eliminate the DDoS Threat
https://mazebolt.com/resources/case-study-government/
Protecting Over 2,300 Governmental Digital Services from DDoS Attack
https://mazebolt.com/resources/fintech-case-study/
Global Financial Organization Eliminates DDoS Mitigation False Positives
https://mazebolt.com/resources/financial-services-case-study/
Financial Service Provider Slashes DDoS Vulnerability to Under 15%
https://mazebolt.com/resources/gaming-case-study-2024
Top Gaming Company Adopts RADAR™ to Get Back Online
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Enhance Microsoft Azure DDoS Protection with MazeBolt RADAR
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MazeBolt RADAR™ vs. Traditional DDoS Testing
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Supporting DORA Readiness
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Preferred Remediation Technology Alliance
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MazeBolt – RADAR for Partners
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MazeBolt – RADAR™ Overview
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Cyber Awareness for Kids: Cyber Heroes and the DDoS Defense
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Maintaining Business Continuity with Gartner® CTEM
https://mazebolt.com/resources/the-ciso-handbook-2024/
The DDoS Handbook for CISOs and Security Leaders
https://mazebolt.com/resources/guide-to-sec-cyber
A Comprehensive Guide to SEC Cyber Risk Management
https://mazebolt.com/resources/dora-readiness-for-financial-services/
A Guide to DORA Readiness for Financial Services
https://mazebolt.com/resources/top-5-botnets-of-2024/
Top 5 Botnets of 2024
https://mazebolt.com/resources/ebook-top-10-ddos-attacks-that-can-bring-down-your-business
Top 10 DDoS Attacks That Can Bring Down Your Business
https://mazebolt.com/resources/ebook-top-10-attack-vectors-2024/
eBook – Top 10 Attack Vectors
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The Essential Guide to Optimizing your DDoS Protection
https://mazebolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MazeBolt_DDoS-and-Elections.pdf
DDoS And Elections
https://mazebolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MazeBolt-Infographic-DDoS-Handbook-for-CISOs.pdf
3 New Approaches DDoS to Vulnerability Management
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Infographic: Put Business Continuity First with CTEM
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Infographic: DDoS Vulnerability Management
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Infographic: Time is Running Out! DORA Enforcement Starts January 2025
https://mazebolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RADAR-V-Traditional-DDoS-Testing-2.pdf
Infographic: DDoS Testing Vs. DDoS RADAR™ Testing
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Infographic: Battling DDoS In The Gaming World
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DDoS Attack on Governments 2021
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Frost & Sullivan Report: Ongoing Vulnerability Testing for DDoS Protection
https://mazebolt.com/resources/cio-review-mazebolt/
Ensuring Business Continuity in the Face of DDoS Threats
https://mazebolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Report-State-of-DDoS-Mitigation-2021.pdf
The State of DDoS Mitigation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGN4C0qz7k0
The DDoS Threat to Democratic Elections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ThfYnvPzk
Introducing DDoS Vulnerability Management for Azure DDoS Protection with MazeBolt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RngbRvQk4
The Problem of DDoS Attacks and the Vulnerabilities That Won’t Go Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyfdsCeearw
Comprehensive Guide to Achieving DORA Compliance
https://youtu.be/IqmvkjtDruk?feature=shared
Non-Disruptive, Full-Coverage DDoS Testing with Zero Downtime
https://youtu.be/iBn7Nd59rfc?feature=shared
AI-Powered DDoS Vulnerability Detection and Mitigation
https://youtu.be/Dj3gAGALIKo
MazeBolt DTR | AI-based DDoS threat rating platform
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Building Resilience in the DDoS War – Live Presentation
https://youtu.be/gfKkxkZjZ3s
MazeBolt & F5: Preferred Remediation Alliance
https://youtu.be/PRT03vgNqxw
DDoS Security FAQ’s – MazeBolt Webinar | Part 2
https://youtu.be/dyBVeHdFH-E
DDoS Security FAQ’s – MazeBolt Webinar | Part 1
https://youtu.be/MNkFGygGad4
MazeBolt RADAR™ Video
https://youtu.be/Y9Spih0ja_g
You Don’t Want the DDoS Emergency Response team
https://youtu.be/8L77CRw6KQg
How to Close Your DDoS Vulnerability Gap?
https://youtu.be/EPspzUXXCzc
CNS Outsourcing | Top 3 Advantages of MazeBolt
https://youtu.be/wuz6evTvF70
TeckSquare | DDoS as an opportunity
https://blog.mazebolt.com/the-cisa-and-fbi-guidelines
Greece as an Example: DDoS Attacks Can Cost Lives
Webinar: Zero Trust & DDoS | New Policies, Best Practices & How To Implement Them
Evolution of DDoS Attacks
RADAR™ Distributed Denial of Service Protection
How to Stop All DDoS Attacks
Attack Round-ups
2025
DDoS Trends Report
Predictions Based on MazeBolt Research into DDoS Attacks
Executive Summary
Why does the risk of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks continue to rise?
DDoS attacks surged almost a third (30%) in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year. Moreover, DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure increased by 55% in the last four years.
Hacktivist groups motivated by political and ideological agendas are driving the current growth in DDoS attacks. Moreover, today’s DDoS attacks may utilize advanced botnets to implement sophisticated attack methods that ensure that they are harder to detect and neutralize.
As the DDoS risk increases, awareness of why DDoS attacks persist is a key challenge. Security leaders need to promote an understanding that the main reason DDoS attacks still succeed is due to the existence of unidentified DDoS vulnerabilities. Therefore, the only way to mitigate the risk of attack is through a process of continuous testing, vulnerability identification, timely remediation, and validation.
This type of ongoing, proactive approach is crucial to maintaining DDoS resilience and supporting the business continuity of online services.
This report provides insight into MazeBolt’s DDoS predictions for 2025, based on our own research and reports in the media during 2024.
DDoS Attack Trends for 2025
Based on MazeBolt’s internal and market research, we can expect to see the following DDoS attack trends continuing throughout 2025:
Threat to Democratic Elections
Politically motivated hackers can be expected to continue targeting countries undergoing election cycles. The attacks are likely to be both in the months leading up to elections as well as after the polls have opened. These types of attacks may be successful in causing downtime of electoral websites and infrastructure, and they can undermine the public confidence in election results.
Greater Enforcement of Compliance Requirements
Companies will continue to invest in adapting their cybersecurity processes to meet the more stringent regulations that came into effect recently, avoid stiff fines.
In-Depth Reporting
Companies will need to provide in-depth, timely DDoS resilience and attack reports, to meet the regulations, and this will create a greater need for the ongoing visibility and
Companies will need to provide in-depth, timely DDoS resilience and attack reports, to meet the regulations, and this will create a greater need for the ongoing visibility and attack prevention capabilities provided by continuous DDoS vulnerability testing.
attack prevention capabilities provided by continuous DDoS vulnerability testing.
Industries at Greater Risk
Companies in the industries of banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, and transportation are expected to continue being targeted more than other industries throughout 2025.
DDoS-for-Hire Services
DDoS-for-Hire gives less technically proficient threat actors an easy way into the hacking industry, by making it easier to launch DDoS attacks. The increase in DDoS-for-Hire tools is particularly notable in Asia and is connected to the rising risk of DDoS attacks across multiple sectors. DDoS-for-Hire gives users the ability to carry out an unwarranted performance, on a network.
2024 DDoS Attack Analysis
A closer look at recently reported DDoS attacks shows that new DDoS attack techniques and emerging vulnerabilities are creating significant challenges for organizations that are trying to protect their digital services. Here are the most significant attack trends that emerged based on the data from recent DDoS attacks.
The Threat to Democratic Elections
2024 was a landmark year in electoral politics, with 50 countries plus the European Union – representing a total of over 2 billion voters – holding elections. Politically motivated DDoS attacks took place in countries in the months leading up to elections as well as after the polls opened.
In some cases, the DDoS attacks were successful in disrupting critical election infrastructure, causing downtime, and undermining the confidence of the public in the reliability of election results. DDoS attacks peaked around critical dates, indicating a coordinated effort to disrupt electoral processes.
Funding for the work of the threat actors, including both criminal groups and hacktivists, allegedly was provided by nation-states.
Examples of DDoS attacks during election cycles include:
US
What is a DDoS Attack? Elon Musk Claims Cyberattack Delayed Trump Interview
France
First Round of French Election: Party Attacks and a Modest Traffic Dip
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Election as seen in Cyberspace
More Stringent Compliance Regulations
With the DORA and NIS2 Directive regulations in the EU, and new SEC regulations in the US, 2024 has seen a significant shift in the stringency of DDoS testing. One of the key aspects of the regulations involves more in-depth, transparent, and timely reporting requirements – and continuous DDoS testing is essential to complying with these requirements.
Enterprises doing business in Europe and the US must enhance their cybersecurity processes to meet the new regulations and avoid hefty fines. The DORA regulations, for example, are based on the following five pillars:
High-Profile Arrests of Perpetrators of DDoS Attacks
Law enforcement officials are also making the headlines – with a number of instnaces in which the authorities have taken steps to detain groups responsible for high-profile DDoS attacks. In some cases, the arrest led to a new rash of DDoS attacks in response. For example, after the arrest of Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov, several hacking groups launched a #FreeDurov DDoS campaign against online services in France. Here are some of the stories covered in the media:
US
Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Alleged Role in Anonymous Sudan Cyberattacks on Hospitals, Government Facilities, andother Critical Infrastructure in Los Angeles and Around the world
France
Telegram’s CEO & Founder Durov Under Arrest: Cybercriminals React
UK
17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in UK
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Three Suspects Linked to Pro-Moscow NoName057(16) Hackers
Japan
International Investigation of DDoS Leads to Oita Man’s Arrest
Cambodia
Anti-government Hackers Arrested After Attacks on Cambodian Official Websites
A Shift in DDoS Public Awareness?
DDoS attacks on big name brands such as Disney+ in France, KFC in Italy, and Starbucks in the US were discussed in online forums and on social media. While these attacks were not confirmed publicly as DDoS attacks, the headlines associating them with DDoS are indicative of an increase in public awareness of DDoS dangers.
Top DDoS Targets: Breakdown by Industry
The following industries were the worst hit by DDoS attacks:
Finance
Disrupted online services and availability,
causing financial
and reputational damages
Healthcare
Targeted the patient management systems and telemedicine platforms used by healthcare providers
Government
Often coincided with political events; aimed to erode public trust and disrupt administrative functions
Transportation
Disrupt airlines and railway booking systems; exposed or blocked access to sensitive data; and impacted supply chains
While many organizations try to hide cyber breaches, the information that did become public made it clear that the most frequently attacked organizations provide financial services.
These include banks, payment processors, and other financial organizations. After financial services, the industries most targeted include healthcare, government organizations, and transportation.
The Most Prevalent Types of DDoS Attacks
The impact of a DDoS attack depends on several factors, including the scale of an attack, the nature of the attack, and the ability of the target system to handle the attack. While the frequency of DDoS attacks continues to rise, the attacks are also evolving in complexity and scale. For example, sophisticated DDoS attack methods are being implemented by advanced botnets such as the botnet malware family Gorilla.
In recent months, a marked increase has been seen specifically in the following types of DDoS attacks:
A Growing Threat: DDoS-for-Hire Services
Typically, DDoS attacks were carried out by highly skilled hackers with access to large networks of compromised devices, often referred to as botnets. With the rise of the commercialization of cybercrime, a new and concerning trend has emerged: DDoS as a Service (DDoSaaS). This trend significantly lowers the barrier to entry for launching powerful DDoS attacks. It is a model that allows individuals with limited technical skills to utilize botnet infrastructure and launch attacks against targets of their choice.
Greater Accessibility
DDoSaaS platforms are available on the dark web – as well as through “legitimate” channels on the open internet, where they are marketed as “stress testing” services. (By masquerading as legitimate services, they can be sold on the open internet). “Legitimate” channels include Telegram Channels, DDoS-for-Hire Forums and API-based DDoS Platforms.
These services provide simple, web-based dashboards and interfaces, allowing users to easily configure and launch attacks without requiring in-depth technical knowledge.
Users can usually select from various DDoS attack types, including volumetric floods, protocol attacks, and application layer attacks.
Greater Affordability
Services are typically offered through tiered subscription plans, with prices ranging from as low as $10 (on sale!) to $500 per month. Pricing often depends on factors like attack duration, volume, frequency, and the number of concurrent targets.
Most platforms accept easy-to-use payment methods such as cryptocurrency payments – particularly Bitcoin, for anonymity. Some services even accept PayPal and other payment methods.
More Effective
DDoSaaS providers maintain networks of compromised devices (frequently called botnets) to carry out attacks. These botnets can sometimes generate very high traffic volumes.
Many of these services utilize reflection and amplification methods to increase attack power and effectiveness.
Most platforms offer features to hide users’ identities, like not tracking IP addresses and encouraging VPN/Tor network usage.
Providers Operate Like Legitimate Businesses
Many DDoSaaS providers offer customer support, tiered service packages, and performance guarantees. Some even offer Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and refunds if an attack doesn’t achieve the desired outcome.
Beyond DDoS, some platforms offer other malicious tools like IP trackers or credential stuffing services.
DDoSaaS is Contributing to a Notable Surge in DDoS Attacks
The proliferation of DDoSaaS has democratized cyberattacks, making them accessible to anyone with malicious intent and a modest budget. As a result, organizations must be more vigilant than ever, adopting proactive cybersecurity measures. Businesses can reduce the risk of downtime, protect their reputation, and ensure the continuity of their operations by:
- Understanding the mechanics of DDoSaaS
- Implementing robust defenses
- Continuously testing for DDoS vulnerabilities
DDoSaaS is not just a passing fad. It’s a growing business that has solidified its place in the cybercrime ecosystem. The best defense is to be proactive, continuously test for vulnerabilities, and adapt to the changing threat landscape.
Drill-Down: Top Attacks
The tables below provide insight into DDoS attacks published in the media during the third quarter of 2024. See also MazeBolt’s attack reports for Q1 and Q2.
July
August
September
Key Takeaways
Even with the best DDoS protections in place, the MazeBolt research team has found out, on average, 37% of an organization’s DDoS attack surface still remains vulnerable to DDoS attacks. This is because, over time, changes in IT systems and online services lead to security policy drift that results in DDoS vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, which leave organizations unprotected.
Shifts in the DDoS attack landscape that were particularly noteworthy this year included:
- The growing number of attacks disrupting elections
- New and more stringent compliance regulations that went into effect (NIS2, DORA)
- Greater public awareness of DDoS – in response to both the headlines around high-profile arrests of perpetrators of DDoS attacks, and several alleged DDoS attacks on big name brands
- Increased adoption of the business model known as DDoS-for-Hire services
Protecting organizations from damaging DDoS attacks – and thereby strengthening the business continuity of online services – requires:
Continuous
DDoS Testing
Sharpening of Operational Resilience
Transparency
and Reporting
Regulatory
Compliance
About MazeBolt
MazeBolt RADAR™ is a patented DDoS Vulnerability Management solution. Using thousands of non-disruptive DDoS simulations and without affecting online services, it can identify and enable the remediation of vulnerabilities in deployed DDoS defenses. RADAR™ enables organizations and governments to maintain the uninterrupted business continuity of online services. Using RADAR’s patented vulnerability simulation technology, enterprises have unparalleled visibility into their DDoS protection solutions so they can be confident that damaging DDoS attacks can be prevented – before they happen.
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Latest DDoS Attacks
Enterprises & government agencies continued to be targeted with DDoS attacks in Q1 2024. This report analyses & maps the most serious DDoS attacks reported in the media.
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- Explanation of the major incidents
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Latest DDoS Attacks
Enterprises & government agencies continued to be targeted with sophisticated DDoS attacks in the last months of 2023. Read our latest attack report.
This report analyses & maps the most serious DDoS attacks in Q4 2023 – organized by location, industry, estimated damage, and threat actor affiliation.
What you will learn
- Explanation of the biggest incidents
- Links to the major attacks
- Estimated incident downtime and cost
Check out MazeBolt’s DDoS Attack Round-Up for December 2023.
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A leading multi-channel bank focused on retail banking, insurance, and asset management activities. With nearly 45,000 employees globally in 1500 branches, a barrage of DDoS attacks was damaging business continuity and hurting customer experience.
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For a leading North American insurance company catering to a customer base of over 4 million and boasting yearly revenues of over $12 billion – having 24/7 online availability is more than critical.
The organization’s security teams struggled to prevent damaging downtime due to ongoing DDoS attacks. That is when MazeBolt came in.
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Governmental institutions and the public are reliant on online services and must have continuous online business continuity. Disruptions to these online applications and services damage public confidence and could become an issue of national security. The governemt of Isreal turned to MazeBolt to ensure online services remained reliable during elections.
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A global fintech organization that is committed to providing reliable services and tools to its account holders. Setting up and using the company’s services is easy for customers, but behind the facade lies a complex, secure, and highly intelligent platform with intricate applications and networks working seamlessly. That is, until a single incident spiraled into a hazardous DDoS attack, resulting in legitimate customers being blocked from services.
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A leading financial service provider in North America offering a range of digital financial services to its customers, including investment, mortgage, and retirement planning.
Having suffered a barrage of attacks and major business disruptions, the client implemented the RADAR attack and vulnerability simulation solution. The insights enabled them to close critical vulnerability gaps and maximize their cyber resilience.
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With over 6,000 employees, hundreds of partners, and millions of gamers – this company is one of the leading publicly traded companies in the gaming industry.
Following several DDoS attacks and subsequent service disruptions and downtime, the company needed to understand its true DDoS exposure and risk. This is when MazeBolt came into the picture.
What you will learn
- Customer challenges
- MazeBolt RADAR findings
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Gartner® CTEM
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is one of this year’s top technology trends, according to Gartner, Inc., a leading research and advisory firm in the technology space dedicated to helping businesses around the globe make critical IT decisions. CTEM is an innovative, real-time framework designed to address the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats. As organizations increasingly face ever-more-sophisticated attacks, including a fast-growing number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, traditional vulnerability management techniques fall short.
In this eBook, we will explore CTEM’s 5 key steps and its iterative management cycle, compare DDoS Vulnerability Management with traditional DDoS testing, and learn about “best practices” for implementing CTEM within your organization.
What you will learn
- The differences between CTEM and traditional approaches to cybersecurity resilience
- Why DDoS continues to be a problem despite cybersecurity advancements
- How to leverage CTEM for DDoS Vulnerability Management
- The limitations of today’s DDoS mitigation technologies
- Why continuous DDoS testing and simulation is so important
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Gartner® CTEM
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is one of this year’s top technology trends, according to Gartner, Inc., a leading research and advisory firm in the technology space dedicated to helping businesses around the globe make critical IT decisions. CTEM is an innovative, real-time framework designed to address the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats. As organizations increasingly face ever-more-sophisticated attacks, including a fast-growing number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, traditional vulnerability management techniques fall short.
In this eBook, we will explore CTEM’s 5 key steps and its iterative management cycle, compare DDoS Vulnerability Management with traditional DDoS testing, and learn about “best practices” for implementing CTEM within your organization.
What you will learn
- The differences between CTEM and traditional approaches to cybersecurity resilience
- Why DDoS continues to be a problem despite cybersecurity advancements
- How to leverage CTEM for DDoS Vulnerability Management
- The limitations of today’s DDoS mitigation technologies
- Why continuous DDoS testing and simulation is so important
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In the connected realm of the digital world, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attackers continually adapt and devise new strategies to disrupt their targets. This ongoing evolution of tactics and techniques means that periodic “red teaming” approaches to testing quickly become out of date, and do not provide full protection against all types of DDoS attack.
In this eBook, we will explore the latest DDoS tactics employed by threat actors, discuss the limitations posed by reactive approaches to DDoS protection, and introduce how MazeBolt’s approach facilitates full automated DDoS protection.
What you will learn
- The kinds of DDoS attacks and tactics most prevalent today
- Which levels of a website’s infrastructure are attacked
- The limitations of today’s DDoS mitigation technologies
- Why continuous DDoS testing and simulation is so important
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The SEC’s latest cybersecurity regulations highlight the need for rigorous cyber risk management with emphasis on achieving business continuity. This eBook provides a deep dive with practical steps to help reduce the risk of DDoS attack, boost security, and improve cyber resilience.
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- Understanding the SEC ruling
- Where does DDoS vulnerability testing come in?
- Providing business continuity with cyber resilience
- The benefits of SEC compliance
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Research & Analysis
This focused eBook provides a deep dive into the specifics of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) testing within the framework of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). With financial services firms facing increasing cyber threats, DDoS preparedness is crucial for compliance and operational stability.
What you will learn
- The Five Pillars of DORA
- Integration of DDoS Testing with operational resilience
- Managing DDoS Risks in compliance with DORA
- Developing a comprehensive DDoS testing program
- Regulatory aspects of DDoS readiness
- Aligning DDoS readiness with business continuity
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Botnet Research
As DDoS attacks evolve and become more sophisticated, the number of attack vectors and vulnerabilities also increase. DDoS attacks are relatively easy to launch and have become the weapon of choice for threat actors across the globe, and one of their favorite tools for such disruptive attacks are botnets.
This eBook will look into the world of botnets and why they are still a major cause of risk for organizations that depend on business continuity and resilience for their online services.
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- What is a botnet
- Why are botnets still prevalent
- What can you do to defend against botnets
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DDoS Attack Research
In this eBook, we review the ten most common DDoS attack vectors that often go unnoticed by security teams. We provide our recommendations on how to uncover vulnerabilities in DDoS protection layers and invest the proper prioritized efforts in remediation.
Regardless of what DDoS protection services the organization employs, the security team must be confident they have complete visibility into their DDoS security posture.
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- Describe the ten most common causes of attacks
- Why successful attacks are due to misconfigurations in existing DDoS protections
- Examples and explanations
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DDoS Research
DDoS attacks are a type of cyber attack that is designed to overwhelm a targeted network with traffic, disrupting or shutting down service to legitimate traffic. DDoS attacks can be particularly damaging, as they affect not only the target organization but also its customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
This eBook takes a deep dive into the reasons why DDoS attacks are becoming more complex, hazardous, and more common.
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- What is vulnerable for each attack
- Description of the top attack vectors
- Direct and indirect targets
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DDoS Attack and Vulnerability Testing
Many organizations grapple with a lack of time and technical resources to ensure comprehensive DDoS security. The lack of updates and maintenance leads to serious misconfigurations leaving organizations vulnerable to damaging service downtime.
This eBook will address these issues and explain why a proactive approach is needed to DDoS security. We will explore common DDoS mitigation services, explain common misconfigurations, and propose a set of best practices to help significantly reduce the risk of damaging DDoS attacks.
What you will learn
- IT architectures and mitigation types
- DDoS mitigation devices and capabilities
- Common DDoS protection vulnerabilities
- Best practises for optimizing DDoS protections
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DDoS Trends Report
Predictions Based on MazeBolt Research into DDoS Attacks
Executive Summary
Why does the risk of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks continue to rise?
DDoS attacks surged almost a third (30%) in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year. Moreover, DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure increased by 55% in the last four years.
Hacktivist groups motivated by political and ideological agendas are driving the current growth in DDoS attacks. Moreover, today’s DDoS attacks may utilize advanced botnets to implement sophisticated attack methods that ensure that they are harder to detect and neutralize.
As the DDoS risk increases, awareness of why DDoS attacks persist is a key challenge. Security leaders need to promote an understanding that the main reason DDoS attacks still succeed is due to the existence of unidentified DDoS vulnerabilities. Therefore, the only way to mitigate the risk of attack is through a process of continuous testing, vulnerability identification, timely remediation, and validation.
This type of ongoing, proactive approach is crucial to maintaining DDoS resilience and supporting the business continuity of online services.
This report provides insight into MazeBolt’s DDoS predictions for 2025, based on our own research and reports in the media during 2024.
DDoS Attack Trends for 2025
Based on MazeBolt’s internal and market research, we can expect to see the following DDoS attack trends continuing throughout 2025:
Threat to Democratic Elections
Politically motivated hackers can be expected to continue targeting countries undergoing election cycles. The attacks are likely to be both in the months leading up to elections as well as after the polls have opened. These types of attacks may be successful in causing downtime of electoral websites and infrastructure, and they can undermine the public confidence in election results.
Greater Enforcement of Compliance Requirements
Companies will continue to invest in adapting their cybersecurity processes to meet the more stringent regulations that came into effect recently, avoid stiff fines.
In-Depth Reporting
Companies will need to provide in-depth, timely DDoS resilience and attack reports, to meet the regulations, and this will create a greater need for the ongoing visibility and
Companies will need to provide in-depth, timely DDoS resilience and attack reports, to meet the regulations, and this will create a greater need for the ongoing visibility and attack prevention capabilities provided by continuous DDoS vulnerability testing.
attack prevention capabilities provided by continuous DDoS vulnerability testing.
Industries at Greater Risk
Companies in the industries of banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, and transportation are expected to continue being targeted more than other industries throughout 2025.
DDoS-for-Hire Services
DDoS-for-Hire gives less technically proficient threat actors an easy way into the hacking industry, by making it easier to launch DDoS attacks. The increase in DDoS-for-Hire tools is particularly notable in Asia and is connected to the rising risk of DDoS attacks across multiple sectors. DDoS-for-Hire gives users the ability to carry out an unwarranted performance, on a network.
2024 DDoS Attack Analysis
A closer look at recently reported DDoS attacks shows that new DDoS attack techniques and emerging vulnerabilities are creating significant challenges for organizations that are trying to protect their digital services. Here are the most significant attack trends that emerged based on the data from recent DDoS attacks.
The Threat to Democratic Elections
2024 was a landmark year in electoral politics, with 50 countries plus the European Union – representing a total of over 2 billion voters – holding elections. Politically motivated DDoS attacks took place in countries in the months leading up to elections as well as after the polls opened.
In some cases, the DDoS attacks were successful in disrupting critical election infrastructure, causing downtime, and undermining the confidence of the public in the reliability of election results. DDoS attacks peaked around critical dates, indicating a coordinated effort to disrupt electoral processes.
Funding for the work of the threat actors, including both criminal groups and hacktivists, allegedly was provided by nation-states.
Examples of DDoS attacks during election cycles include:
US
What is a DDoS Attack? Elon Musk Claims Cyberattack Delayed Trump Interview
France
First Round of French Election: Party Attacks and a Modest Traffic Dip
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Election as seen in Cyberspace
More Stringent Compliance Regulations
With the DORA and NIS2 Directive regulations in the EU, and new SEC regulations in the US, 2024 has seen a significant shift in the stringency of DDoS testing. One of the key aspects of the regulations involves more in-depth, transparent, and timely reporting requirements – and continuous DDoS testing is essential to complying with these requirements.
Enterprises doing business in Europe and the US must enhance their cybersecurity processes to meet the new regulations and avoid hefty fines. The DORA regulations, for example, are based on the following five pillars:
High-Profile Arrests of Perpetrators of DDoS Attacks
Law enforcement officials are also making the headlines – with a number of instnaces in which the authorities have taken steps to detain groups responsible for high-profile DDoS attacks. In some cases, the arrest led to a new rash of DDoS attacks in response. For example, after the arrest of Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov, several hacking groups launched a #FreeDurov DDoS campaign against online services in France. Here are some of the stories covered in the media:
US
Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Alleged Role in Anonymous Sudan Cyberattacks on Hospitals, Government Facilities, andother Critical Infrastructure in Los Angeles and Around the world
France
Telegram’s CEO & Founder Durov Under Arrest: Cybercriminals React
UK
17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in UK
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Three Suspects Linked to Pro-Moscow NoName057(16) Hackers
Japan
International Investigation of DDoS Leads to Oita Man’s Arrest
Cambodia
Anti-government Hackers Arrested After Attacks on Cambodian Official Websites
A Shift in DDoS Public Awareness?
DDoS attacks on big name brands such as Disney+ in France, KFC in Italy, and Starbucks in the US were discussed in online forums and on social media. While these attacks were not confirmed publicly as DDoS attacks, the headlines associating them with DDoS are indicative of an increase in public awareness of DDoS dangers.
Top DDoS Targets: Breakdown by Industry
The following industries were the worst hit by DDoS attacks:
Finance
Disrupted online services and availability,
causing financial
and reputational damages
Healthcare
Targeted the patient management systems and telemedicine platforms used by healthcare providers
Government
Often coincided with political events; aimed to erode public trust and disrupt administrative functions
Transportation
Disrupt airlines and railway booking systems; exposed or blocked access to sensitive data; and impacted supply chains
While many organizations try to hide cyber breaches, the information that did become public made it clear that the most frequently attacked organizations provide financial services.
These include banks, payment processors, and other financial organizations. After financial services, the industries most targeted include healthcare, government organizations, and transportation.
The Most Prevalent Types of DDoS Attacks
The impact of a DDoS attack depends on several factors, including the scale of an attack, the nature of the attack, and the ability of the target system to handle the attack. While the frequency of DDoS attacks continues to rise, the attacks are also evolving in complexity and scale. For example, sophisticated DDoS attack methods are being implemented by advanced botnets such as the botnet malware family Gorilla.
In recent months, a marked increase has been seen specifically in the following types of DDoS attacks:
A Growing Threat: DDoS-for-Hire Services
Typically, DDoS attacks were carried out by highly skilled hackers with access to large networks of compromised devices, often referred to as botnets. With the rise of the commercialization of cybercrime, a new and concerning trend has emerged: DDoS as a Service (DDoSaaS). This trend significantly lowers the barrier to entry for launching powerful DDoS attacks. It is a model that allows individuals with limited technical skills to utilize botnet infrastructure and launch attacks against targets of their choice.
Greater Accessibility
DDoSaaS platforms are available on the dark web – as well as through “legitimate” channels on the open internet, where they are marketed as “stress testing” services. (By masquerading as legitimate services, they can be sold on the open internet). “Legitimate” channels include Telegram Channels, DDoS-for-Hire Forums and API-based DDoS Platforms.
These services provide simple, web-based dashboards and interfaces, allowing users to easily configure and launch attacks without requiring in-depth technical knowledge.
Users can usually select from various DDoS attack types, including volumetric floods, protocol attacks, and application layer attacks.
Greater Affordability
Services are typically offered through tiered subscription plans, with prices ranging from as low as $10 (on sale!) to $500 per month. Pricing often depends on factors like attack duration, volume, frequency, and the number of concurrent targets.
Most platforms accept easy-to-use payment methods such as cryptocurrency payments – particularly Bitcoin, for anonymity. Some services even accept PayPal and other payment methods.
More Effective
DDoSaaS providers maintain networks of compromised devices (frequently called botnets) to carry out attacks. These botnets can sometimes generate very high traffic volumes.
Many of these services utilize reflection and amplification methods to increase attack power and effectiveness.
Most platforms offer features to hide users’ identities, like not tracking IP addresses and encouraging VPN/Tor network usage.
Providers Operate Like Legitimate Businesses
Many DDoSaaS providers offer customer support, tiered service packages, and performance guarantees. Some even offer Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and refunds if an attack doesn’t achieve the desired outcome.
Beyond DDoS, some platforms offer other malicious tools like IP trackers or credential stuffing services.
DDoSaaS is Contributing to a Notable Surge in DDoS Attacks
The proliferation of DDoSaaS has democratized cyberattacks, making them accessible to anyone with malicious intent and a modest budget. As a result, organizations must be more vigilant than ever, adopting proactive cybersecurity measures. Businesses can reduce the risk of downtime, protect their reputation, and ensure the continuity of their operations by:
- Understanding the mechanics of DDoSaaS
- Implementing robust defenses
- Continuously testing for DDoS vulnerabilities
DDoSaaS is not just a passing fad. It’s a growing business that has solidified its place in the cybercrime ecosystem. The best defense is to be proactive, continuously test for vulnerabilities, and adapt to the changing threat landscape.
Drill-Down: Top Attacks
The tables below provide insight into DDoS attacks published in the media during the third quarter of 2024. See also MazeBolt’s attack reports for Q1 and Q2.
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August
September
Key Takeaways
Even with the best DDoS protections in place, the MazeBolt research team has found out, on average, 37% of an organization’s DDoS attack surface still remains vulnerable to DDoS attacks. This is because, over time, changes in IT systems and online services lead to security policy drift that results in DDoS vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, which leave organizations unprotected.
Shifts in the DDoS attack landscape that were particularly noteworthy this year included:
- The growing number of attacks disrupting elections
- New and more stringent compliance regulations that went into effect (NIS2, DORA)
- Greater public awareness of DDoS – in response to both the headlines around high-profile arrests of perpetrators of DDoS attacks, and several alleged DDoS attacks on big name brands
- Increased adoption of the business model known as DDoS-for-Hire services
Protecting organizations from damaging DDoS attacks – and thereby strengthening the business continuity of online services – requires:
Continuous
DDoS Testing
Sharpening of Operational Resilience
Transparency
and Reporting
Regulatory
Compliance
About MazeBolt
MazeBolt RADAR™ is a patented DDoS Vulnerability Management solution. Using thousands of non-disruptive DDoS simulations and without affecting online services, it can identify and enable the remediation of vulnerabilities in deployed DDoS defenses. RADAR™ enables organizations and governments to maintain the uninterrupted business continuity of online services. Using RADAR’s patented vulnerability simulation technology, enterprises have unparalleled visibility into their DDoS protection solutions so they can be confident that damaging DDoS attacks can be prevented – before they happen.
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Frost & Sullivan Report
Organizations in many industries are reporting a 300% increase in damaging DDoS attacks this year. As the risk of DDoS attacks continues to surge, organizations are realizing the need to incorporate DDoS Vulnerability Management capabilities to supplement their current DDoS solutions. In parallel, industry compliance requirements create an urgent need for in-depth DDoS vulnerability testing and reporting.
Frost & Sullivan’s report, “Ongoing Vulnerability Testing for DDoS Protection,” explores the main reasons organizations are vulnerable to damaging DDoS attacks and how you can mitigate the risk through continuous, automated DDoS testing and vulnerability identification.
In this report, you will learn:
- Why DDoS attacks are increasing
- The business impact of DDoS attacks
- Why current DDoS mitigation approaches are unreliable
- The importance of ongoing maintenance of security policies
- How proactive, continuous DDoS testing mitigates the risk
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Maintaining Business Continuity
Business continuity represents one of the highest organizational priorities in the digital economy. When online services are driving the business around the clock, companies must ensure their architectures are resilient against attacks, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which represent the most significant cyber threat to business continuity.
This interview with Matthew Andriani looks at how the industry needs to make a shift in DDoS protection deployments by moving away from a ‘deploy and trust’ approach to a proactive vulnerability identification and remediation philosophy.
What you will learn
- How to augment your existing DDoS defense solutions
- How MazeBolt is taking a different approach from traditional manual DDoS testing solutions
- Strengthening the walls of Cybersecurity and protecting business reputation
- How to ensure that all vulnerabilities are identified and eliminated before an attack
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