Apac cyber security pros: ddos attacks the biggest threat in 2023

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 believe DDoS attacks will have the biggest impact on cyber security in 2023
• Malicious code commits and key employee/role targeting were also noted as particularly dangerous threat vectors in the APAC region
• DDoS attacks are used by malicious actors to cause disruption by taking down key sites for a prolonged period of time
• DDoS attacks can be used to target individuals or companies, or to cause monetary harm
• On February 23, 2023, a record DDoS attack was seen within the Asia-Pacific region, reaching a peak of 900.1GB per second
• The attack was mitigated by cyber security company Akami, whose primary business is content delivery networks (CDNs)
• Akami distributed the attack’s traffic across its scrubbing center, allowing it to be analyzed and any malicious traffic to be removed
• Proactive nature of Akami’s threat defense strategy led to no collateral damage