Apac cybersecurity professionals: ddos attacks to be most impactful threat vector in 20

Source: https://www.cshub.com/attacks/articles/ddos-attacks-are-the-most-impactful-threat-vector-in-apac

• 28 percent of cyber security professionals in the Asia-Pacific region think that DDoS attacks will be the most impactful threat vector of 2023
• Other threat vectors noted as particularly dangerous include malicious code commits and key employee/role targeting
• DDoS attacks are used to disrupt sites by overwhelming their infrastructure with internet traffic
• DDoS attacks are used by malicious actors to cause disruption, target specific individuals/companies, or for political motives
• On February 23, 2023, a record DDoS attack was seen within the Asia-Pacific region which was mitigated by Akami’s scrubbing centers
• No collateral damage was caused by the attack due to Akami’s proactive threat defense strategy