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Statistics based on attack campaigns mitigated by Akamai. [state of the internet] DDoS AND WEB APPLICATION ATTACKS STATS & TRENDS APRIL – JUNE 2016 Q2 2016 [state of the internet] / security DDoS ATTACKS Web App Attack Trends DDoS TARGETS QUICK TAKEAWAYS DDoS attacks on the rise: 129% increase since Q2 2015 New record DDoS attack: 363 Gbps in Q2 2016 NTP reflection attacks on the rise: 44% increase since Q1 2016 Average attack bandwidth dropped 36% since Q1 2016 12 MEGA ATTACKS 100 Gbps The Akamai Intelligent Platform™ consists of more than 210,000 servers in more than 120 countries around the globe and regularly transmits between 15 – 30% of all Internet traffic. The State of the Internet / Security Report draws its data from multiple solutions on the platform in order to provide information about current attacks and traffic patterns around the globe. MOST TARGETED INDUSTRIES TOP 10 DDoS VECTORS (BY PERCENTAGE) UDP Fragment (Byproduct of other attack vectors) CHARGEN SSDP UDP Floods SYN NTP DNS TCP Anomaly (3%) Other (3%) ACK (3%) 23% 16% 16% 10% 9% 9% 6% LARGEST BANDWIDTH DDoS ATTACK 363 Gbps HIGHEST VOLUME DDoS ATTACK 363 Mpps Mpps TARGETED INDUSTRIES AVERAGE NUMBER OF DDoS ATTACKS PER TARGET: 27 23.0 6.8 GAMING 57% 26% 5% 4% 4% SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNET & TELECOM EDUCATION (1%) OTHER (3%) WEB ATTACKS OVER HTTP SQLi 46% LFI 45% RFI (2%) PHPi (2%) Other (1%) (BY PERCENTAGE) LFI 45% SQLi 38% XSS 12% RFI (2%) PHPi (1%) Other (1%) WEB ATTACKS OVER HTTPS (BY PERCENTAGE) ATTACKS TARGETED US SITES 64 % OF WEB APPLICATION 23.0 6.8 RETAIL 40% 21% 11% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC SECTOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES SaaS (3%) OTHER HOTEL & TRAVEL X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X MEGA GREATER THAN 30 MPPS 250% INCREASE SINCE Q1 2016 21 ATTACKS GREATER THAN HTTP vs. HTTPS 23 % 77 % DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Akamai © 2016
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Statistics based on attack campaigns mitigated by Akamai.
[state of the internet]
DDoS AND WEB APPLICATION ATTACKS
S T A T S & T R E N D SA P R I L – J U N E 2 0 1 6
Q2 2016 [state of the internet] / secur i ty
DDoS ATTACKS
Web App Attack Trends
DDoS TARGETS
QUICK TAKEAWAYS
DDoS attacks on the rise: 129% increase since Q2 2015
New record DDoS attack: 363 Gbps in Q2 2016
NTP re�ection attacks on the rise: 44% increase since Q1 2016
Average attack bandwidth dropped 36% since Q1 2016
12 MEGA ATTACKS
100Gbps
The Akamai Intelligent Platform™ consists of more than 210,000 servers in more than 120 countries
around the globe and regularly transmits between 15 – 30% of all Internet traf�c. The State of the
Internet / Security Report draws its data from multiple solutions on the platform in order to provide
information about current attacks and traf�c patterns around the globe.
MOST TARGETED INDUSTRIES
TOP 10 DDoSVECTORS
(BY PERCENTAGE)
UDP Fragment(Byproduct of other attack vectors)
CHARGEN
SSDP
UDP Floods
SYN
NTP
DNS
TCP Anomaly (3%)Other (3%)
ACK (3%)
23%
16%
16%
10%
9%
9%
6%
LARGESTBANDWIDTHDDoS ATTACK363 Gbps
HIGHEST VOLUMEDDoS ATTACK363 MppsMpps
TARGETED INDUSTRIESAVERAGE NUMBER OFDDoS ATTACKSPER TARGET: 27
23.0
6.8
GAMING57%
26%
5%4%4%
SOFTWARE &TECHNOLOGY
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
INTERNET & TELECOM
EDUCATION (1%) OTHER (3%)
WEBATTACKS
OVER HTTPSQLi46%
LFI45%
RFI (2%)PHPi (2%)Other (1%)
(BY PERCENTAGE)
LFI45%
SQLi38%
XSS12%
RFI (2%)PHPi (1%)Other (1%)
WEBATTACKS
OVER HTTPS(BY PERCENTAGE)
ATTACKS TARGETED US SITES64% OF WEB APPLICATION
23.0
6.8 RETAIL40%
21%
11%
5%
5%
5%4%
5%
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
HIGH TECHNOLOGY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
SaaS (3%)
OTHER
HOTEL & TRAVEL
XX
X
XX
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
XX X
X
X
XXX
X
X
X
X
XX
X
MEGAGREATER THAN
30 MPPS250%INCREASESINCEQ1 2016
21ATTACKSGREATER THAN
HTTP vs. HTTPS
23%
77%
D O W N L O A D
T H E F U L L R E P O R T
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