Headline findings from the research include: In the Financial Services sector the results were even more damaging, with 54 percent of attacks being less than 5 Gbps in strength but 43 percent of all attacks leaving malware or viruses. In the wake of online attacks, 36 percent of executives surveyed discovered malware installed in their systems and 25 percent revealed that data or funds had been stolen.
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Such attacks designed to take websites offline are available from hacker groups “for hire” costing as little as €5.29 (£3.88) a month. Around 40 percent of attacks are relatively small at less than 5 Gbps. The research shines a light on the changing tactics being employed in DDoS attacks, with smaller but more repeated attacks undertaken to distract firms’ security and IT teams while malware is installed to steal trade secrets or valuable data. The report reveals a significant change in the nature of DDoS attacks that is leaving businesses exposed to data breaches and malware.
(NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today released the Europe, Middle East and Africa findings from its DDoS attacks and protection report titled North America and EMEA: The Continual Threat to Digital Brands for 2015. Rise of repeated ‘low and slow’ DDoS attacks places sustained pressure on companies’ security infrastructure New DDoS Tactics Expose Businesses to Data Theft