Over 20% of enterprises that received attacks DDoS discovered that the problems caused by them continued to exist for several days, up to weeks, according to global research of Kaspersky Lab and B2B International.
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The consequences of an attack DDoS may range from restricted access to online services of a company up to the complete lack of their availability. In any case, even a small incident can lead to financial losses, which on average range from $52.000 to $444.000, depending on the size of the incident. businesss.
Researchers have asked representatives of DDoS companies for the duration of the attack and its impact on the operation of the company's websites, services, or infrastructure.
As it turned out, in 13% of cases, the attack caused a complete failure to load a resource, while 52% reported significant delays in loading services. For 33% of respondents there were minor page load delays, while 29% of the attacks resulted in the failure to perform certain transactions through a service.
For example, the DDoS attack against OP Pohjola, a Finnish financial group, was a typical case of a prolonged attack. As a result, customers were finding it difficult to access OP Pohjola's financial services for over 6 days.
"For businesses, the complete loss of a service for a short period of time, or the constant delays in accessing it for many days, can be serious problems. Both situations can affect customer satisfaction and their willingness to use the same service again in the future. "Using reliable security solutions to protect against DDoS attacks, companies can provide their customers with uninterrupted access to online services, whether they are facing a strong short-term attack or a weaker but persistent long-term campaign." said Evgeny Vigovsky, Head of Kaspersky DDoS Protection.
In the event of a DDoS attack, Kaspersky DDoS Protection allows companies to temporarily redirect it movement of the data through an alternative path, in which the data they pass through scrubbers, which filter out junk requests and forward only valid ones.
This means that using a service or site can continue safely and reliably, even when an attack is in progress.
More information is available on the relevant report of Kaspersky Lab.
