BrandPost: Geopolitical Unrest Creates Breeding Ground for Cyberattacks

BrandPost: Geopolitical Unrest Creates Breeding Ground for Cyberattacks

As detailed in NETSCOUT’s 2H 2021 Threat Report, the total number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks decreased from 5.4 million in the first half of  2021 to 4.4 million in the second half of the year, totaling 9.8 million DDoS attacks for all of 2021. Most geographical regions experienced decreases in attacks during the second half of  2021. But a notable exception was the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, which had  more than 1.2 million attacks during this timeframe – a 7% increase from the second half of  2021. This becomes even more significant in light of the fact that the past three Threat Intelligence reports chronicle back-to-back declines in  this region.

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