Quarterly Report – April 2026
AI and automation have industrialized DDoS attack campaigns, shrinking timelines and increasing precision. Akamai’s recent State of the Internet security report, Apps, APIs, and DDoS 2026: Prepare for the Convergence Crisis, makes a clear point: What used to require sustained effort can now be launched and adapted quickly, at lower cost, and with less friction.
In this report, MazeBolt maps Akamai’s findings to MazeBolt insights. We highlight how DDoS risk is shifting in an AI world where vulnerabilities are identified at machine speed, DDoS-as-a-service is easily accessible, Layer 7 DDoS attacks are surging, and high-impact disruption is easier to achieve.