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NETSCOUT’s research showed that DDoS attack volumes had grown steadily over the past two decades.
Countries are launching cyber-attacks against one another in response to the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
According to 82 per cent of security professionals, geopolitics and cybersecurity are inextricably interwoven nowadays. As a result of the war, 66 per cent of firms have changed their cybersecurity plans.
The 1H2022 Threat Intelligence Report from NETSCOUT also claimed that since Russia invaded Ukraine about a year ago, cyber-attacks have become a more prominent aspect of threat actors’ attack strategies.
Richard Hummel, threat intelligence lead for NETSCOUT, has made remarks regarding how DDoS attacks parallel escalating worldwide geopolitical tensions.
“DDoS attacks often represent geopolitical protest, deployed to disrupt governments and vital organisations. DDoS attacks must move across multiple ISPs to reach their intended victim in all scenarios. Even an attack successfully prevented will use valuable resources on any ISP network it can reach.”
“It is also crucial for businesses in affected nations to periodically test their online infrastructure. By doing this, organisations ensure that the DDoS defence strategy protects alterations made to applications and services,” Hummel continued.
Throughout the days preceding the commencement of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, DDoS assaults against government resources, internet service providers (ISPs), and financial institutions significantly increased in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) area, according to analysis from NETSCOUT.
Threat actors followed Ukrainian internet assets as they moved overseas to maintain access, unleashing DDoS attacks on the countries aiding the besieged country.
For instance, there was a 200 per cent rise in attacks against Ireland after the country welcomed numerous Ukrainian organisations.
Additionally, India saw the second-highest number of DDoS assaults in the APAC region in the first half of 2022.
Ultimately, NETSCOUT’s research serves as a wake-up call for organisations to protect their systems and networks from DDoS threats.
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