Introduction
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a more severe type of the DoS (Denial of Service) attack. The goal of a DoS attack is to disrupt a website or server usually by flooding it with traffic, so the system can’t respond to a real request. The main difference between this and a DDoS attack is that the latter uses multiple systems to achieve this. What makes it dangerous is that it is a very quick attack and difficult to detect. DDoS attacks are something that every company should keep an eye out for, regardless of the company’s size.
The Rise of DDoS
One of the reasons that smaller companies tend to remain open to DDoS attacks is because they think that threat actors won’t bother them and will target larger companies instead. That’s why they use old systems for protection or even worse in some cases, they don’t take any action at all. This allows hackers to take advantage of the lightly protected systems and unleash their attacks.
A recent development that has increased the danger of DDoS attacks is the digitization of a lot of activities that happened in 2020 and 2021. The pandemic forced many companies to adopt a more digital approach to their business and despite this being very useful, it has also brought some dangers with it. Organizations of all kinds and sizes started using more IT systems and websites, giving more targets to threat actors to unleash their attacks. If these systems are left unprotected, the danger of security breach is bigger than ever.
Furthermore, DDoS attacks have become easier and less costly recently. Technology has risen to a point that malware tools are very accessible. Another option for the less educated hackers is hacking-as-a-service and particularly in this case, DDoS-as-a-service. This means that anyone could hire the services of a hacking team to perform the malicious act for them. Their potential financial benefits are high, so usually the cost isn’t a problem.
A potential DDoS attacker could be a competitor. In order to reduce your amount of business and increase theirs, they could try hurting your reputation by making your website or server unable to serve them. Other possible attacks could have political reasons behind them, mainly if your activities are of a political nature.
Conclusion
DDoS attacks are very common nowadays because of the technological progress many industries have seen and the digitization of their activities. Many companies tend not to worry about the possibilities of these attacks and leave their systems unprotected. This is a serious mistake as we saw in this article and every company should consider protecting their systems and asking expert help in these matters.
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