According research of Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, one in five businesses πιστεύει ότι οι πάροχοι υπηρεσιών Πληροφορικής (και ιδίως οι πάροχοι δικτύου) έχουν την ευθύνη για την προστασία των online of its services from DDoS attacks.
In fact, however, this responsibility is often borne by the same companies that are attacked, which can cause them considerable damage.
Almost every company, regardless of size, is a potential victim of DDoS attack. According to the survey, among organizations with publicly available online services, 28% of small businesses and 43% of large businesses suffered DDoS attacks in a period of 12 months.
By sector, organizations most affected by DDoS incidents include IT companies (49%), e-commerce (44%), telecommunications (44%) and media (42%). At the same time, countermeasures to DDoS attacks were marked by 53% of telecommunications companies, 50% of IT companies and just by 41% of ecommerce companies and 38% of the media.
The survey also shows that, on average, 28% of businesses believe that protection against DDoS attacks is not its own concern, and once 72% of businesses agreed that fighting DDoS is its own responsibility.
Σημειώνεται ότι με αυτή την άποψη συμφωνεί το 50% των μικρών επιχειρήσεων σε σύγκριση με σχεδόν το 90% των μεγάλων επιχειρήσεων. Συμπερασματικά, οι μικρότερες επιχειρήσεις αναλαμβάνουν λιγότερες ευθύνες για την προστασία των υπηρεσιών τους από επιθέσεις DDοS. Μάλιστα, το 40% των μικρών επιχειρήσεων παγκοσμίως είναι βέβαιο ότι προστατεύεται πλήρως από τον πάροχο δικτύου ή τους παρόχους υπηρεσιών web hosting, ενώ λιγότερο από το 9% των μεγάλων εταιρειών ασπάζεται την άποψη αυτή.
“Supporting her better safety τους σε παρόχους υπηρεσιών Πληροφορικής, πολλές εταιρείες θέτουν τον εαυτό τους σε κίνδυνο. Οι προμηθευτές δεν προσφέρουν συνήθως την προστασία αυτή ως στάνταρ παροχή. Επιπλέον, πολλοί πάροχοι απλά δεν μπορούν να προσφέρουν αξιόπιστη προστασία από επιθέσεις DDoS με τη χρήση δικών τους πόρων, επειδή οι επιθέσεις DDoS μεγαλώνουν διαρκώς και γίνονται όλο και πιο περίπλοκες. Αξιόπιστη ασφάλεια μπορεί να παρέχεται μόνο από εταιρείες που ειδικεύονται στην προστασία απέναντι σε ψηφιακές απειλές και μπορούν να προσφέρουν υψηλής απόδοσης technologies, which are constantly being upgraded to meet ever-evolving threats,” he said Evgeny Vigovsky, Head of Kaspersky DDoS Protection from Kaspersky Lab.
In recent years, DDoS attacks are a common tool for digital criminals and their clients. There are many different reasons for the implementation of such attacks, such as hooliganism, dishonest competition, extortion, and so on. Today, the price for ordering a large-scale attack starts at just $ 50. Meanwhile, according to the survey, victims can suffer considerable losses, ranging from $ 52.000 to $ 444.000, depending on the size of the business.
Each year there is an increase in the number of attacks DDoS. For this reason, IT professionals should consider ways to protect themselves. It is therefore worth using a professional security solution, such as Kaspersky DDoS Protection. This solution is based on monitoring of data traffic in corporate networks, with the aim of detecting suspicious activity. The solution then "filters" "unwanted" traffic to clearinghouses, using customizable "filters" that can block almost any type of attack. In addition, the work of the solution is constantly monitored by Kaspersky Lab experts, which means that attacks can be detected almost immediately and filters can be modified if necessary.
"It is known that DDoS attacks can not only render many online services unusable or serve as extortion for demanding ransoms, but also cover other digital crime activities, such as targeted attacks on a company, which aim to obtain accessin confidence data. Therefore, protection against DDoS attacks is not complacency, but a reasonable and important precaution for any company whose processes depend on online services, "he commented Eugene Vigovsky.
More information about Kaspersky DDoS Protection is available at site of Kaspersky Lab.