EXPECTED FUTURE OF DDOS ATTACKS

A?Distributed Denial of Service attack?is a malicious attempt to sabotage someone’s online activity. This happens when a botnet, which is a network of compromised devices, sends a large number of requests to the server to remove it.?

Disruption, loss of sales, and loss of trust from customers?and partners are enough to shut down all businesses. However, they are often accompanied by ransom demands, data theft, and other devastating activities.?

A DDoS attack is a versatile weapon and is therefore popular with hackers nowadays. With the rapid development of technology, DDoS attacks are also increasing and becoming faster and more consistent with each passing year. For example, they do not require any technical skills now or even a large wallet, so anyone can use them for their use. What is the?future of?DDoS attacks??

DDoS attacks are becoming more common:?

In 2020, DDoS attacks increased dramatically, in part due to the global pandemic. As people all over the world have to broadcast their lives on the Internet, hackers have not hesitated to seize?this opportunity to wreak havoc and make money. According to Cloudflare reports, DDoS numbers increased significantly in the third quarter.?

While this was not the case in the fourth quarter, which led to a drop in the total number of attacks, other disturbing trends have emerged. For example,?DDoS ransom?and?ransom attacks?are becoming increasingly popular, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. In any case, we can assume that the number of DDoS attacks will increase again.?

Every new IoT device offers a potential new bot that a hacker can use to expand his already large botnet.?

There were 7.6 billion active devices in 2019. This number is expected to rise to 24.1 billion by 2030.?

How 5G and Artificial Intelligence are changing DDoS attacks:?

As mentioned earlier, DDoS attacks have evolved to be accessible to everyone. They are also more demanding than ever. All thanks to the latest technological advances like AI, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and more.?

Artificial intelligence?and?machine learning?can help hackers identify weak passwords and automatically spread malware. In other words, they can now develop their botnets in no time with little effort.?

Today’s DDoS attacks are no longer static, but dynamic and therefore more difficult than ever to detect and block. In addition, the introduction of 5G enables more reliable low-latency communication, super-fast broadband, etc. Unfortunately, hackers are likely to use these advantages to launch effective DDoS attacks.?

Extreme Future of DDoS Attacks:?

Unfortunately,?the current trend shows that DDoS attacks are becoming more frequent, massive, and effective. Expanding IoT devices and rapidly deploying 5G capabilities around the world will be a deadly combination. In addition, the ongoing digitization of companies has?taken a big step forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, businesses of all sizes have a large chunk of their resources online, which makes them ideal targets.?

When it comes to protecting against DDoS attacks, the current situation is not very promising. Hackers are already successfully using cloud technologies to carry out?DDoS attacks.?Organizations need to quickly adapt similar solutions and implement them into their security stacks. However, hackers always seem to have a head start when it comes to methods, technologies, and tactics.?

In the first half of 2020 alone, there were over 4.83 million?DDoS attacks. That number represents a sharp increase from the already alarming 2019 numbers, with the strongest activity being seen in the first few months of the lockdown from March to July. We can assume that the trend will continue until mid-2021 and beyond.?

Conclusion:?

Implement a layered?cybersecurity?solution to prevent a DDoS attack. This includes increasing bandwidth, configuring backup servers, updating for updates, continuously monitoring traffic, and so on. We also hope to have more useful and easy-to-use?DDoS security?tools?shortly.?

The future does not seem to be the brightest, with the increasing popularity of DDoS, more effective, and more destructive attack tactics. However, we have the technology to fight them. We just have to learn how to use it to our advantage. There are signs that we need to pay more attention and invest more in research and protection against DDoS attacks.?

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