DDoS News

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DDoS attacks are on the rise, used to target and shut down web services worldwide.
In early 2009, independent sources along with RioRey’s own rCare proprietary data pool reported that between 1,700 and 3,000 DDoS attacks occurred daily.
DDoS attacks last, on average, between 3 and 6 hours. [Source: RioRey rCare proprietary data pool]
DDoS attacks have been measured that last for 3 days or more. [Source: RioRey rCare proprietary data pool]
During a single DDoS attack, the source IPs can change as well as the attack methods, making DDoS attack bots harder to detect and block.
Traditional security measures, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS), are not designed to be effective on their own against DDoS flood attacks.
Magnitude of attacks: In a spoofed IP attack, the attack can cover 4 billion IP addresses. In an unspoofed attack, it is not uncommon to see 20K to 30K IP addresses.

Every public website, however large or small, is a DDoS target. Attacks can be motivated by pure malice, politics, marketplace competition, or the potential for blackmail or revenge, but they are a real and constant threat. Any organization concerned about the availability of its public site needs to invest in a RioRey solution.

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