Monday, 21 November 2016

AKAMAI RELEASES THIRD QUARTER 2016 STATE OF THE INTERNET / SECURITY REPORT - HIGHLIGHTS INCREASED IOT CONCERNS

Q3 report highlights a 138 percent YoY increase in total DDoS attacks greater than 100 Gbps with two record DDoS attacks caused by the Mirai Botnet
Web application attacks decreased by 18 percent YoY; 20 percent of all web application attacks in Q3 originated from the United States

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The prevalence of growing numbers of IoT (Internet of Things) devices is the latest trend adding to global cyber security concerns and needs. This was among Akamai Technologies’ latest findings that demonstrate a drastic change in possible attack styles and approaches as demonstrated by the recent global incident known as the ‘Mirai botnet’. 


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