DDoS attacks are politically, financially, and strategically motivated

IT security professionals predict that DDoS attacks will get larger and more significant in the year ahead. Many in the industry expect to see a significant escalation of DDoS attacks during the year ahead.

 The vast majority of security teams are already taking steps to stay ahead of these threats, such as putting business continuity measures in place to allow their organizations to continue operating in the event of worldwide attacks.

While high-bandwidth DDoS attacks continue to dominate the headlines, security professionals are also worried about the smaller, low-volume DDoS attacks of less than 30 minutes in duration.