According research of Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, one in five businesses believes that IT service providers (and in particular network providers) have a responsibility to protect its online 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.
It is noted that this view agrees with 50% of small businesses compared to almost 90% of large enterprises. In conclusion, smaller companies assume less responsibility for protecting their services from DDoS attacks. Indeed, the 40% of small business worldwide is sure to be fully protected by the network provider or web hosting providers, while less than 9% of large companies take this view.
"By leveraging their security to IT service providers, many companies are putting themselves at risk. Suppliers usually do not offer this protection as a standard supply. In addition, many providers simply can not provide reliable protection against DDoS attacks using their own resources, because DDoS attacks are constantly growing and becoming more complex. Reliable security can only be provided by companies that specialize in protecting against digital threats and can offer high-performance technologies that are continually upgraded to meet the ever-evolving threats, he said Evgeny Vigovsky, Head of Kaspersky DDoS Protection of Kaspersky Lab.
In recent years, DDoS attacks have become a common tool for digital criminals and their clients. There are many different reasons for such implementation attacks, όπως ο «χουλιγκανισμός», ο ανέντιμος ανταγωνισμός, ο εκβιασμός, κ.α. Σήμερα, η τιμή για την «παραγγελία» μιας επίθεσης μεγάλης κλίμακας ξεκινά από μόλις $50. Εν τω μεταξύ, σύμφωνα με την έρευνα, τα θύματα μπορεί να υποστούν σημαντικές απώλειες, οι οποίες κυμαίνονται από $52.000 έως $444.000, ανάλογα με το μέγεθος της businesss.
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 the 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 well known that DDoS attacks can not only make many online services useless or use blackmail for extortion, but also cover other cybercrime activities such as targeted attacks on a company that seek to gain access to confidential data. Therefore, protection against DDoS attacks is not a 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.
