http://bit.ly/VnkftL | Q1 2014 saw an almost 40 percent increase in average bandwidth and the largest-ever DDoS attack to cross the Prolexic (now part of Akamai) DDoS mitigation network. Get the fFull details on all the latest DDoS trends in the Prolexic Q1 2014 DDoS attack report, available for a free download at: http://bit.ly/VnkftL

1. www.prolexic.com
Q1 2014
Analysis and Emerging Trends

2. Compared to Q1 2013
• 47 percent increase in total DDoS attacks
• 9 percent decrease in average attack bandwidth
• 68 percent increase in infrastructure
• 21 percent decrease in application (Layer 7
attacks)
• 50 percent decrease in average attack duration
• 133 percent increase in average peak bandwidth
Download the Q1 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report for supporting data and
analysis

3. Peak bandwidth compared to Q1 2013
Figure 1: Peak bandwidth average (Q1 2014, Q4 2013, Q1 2013)

4. Packets per second compared to Q1 2013
Figure 2: Packets per second average (Q1 2014, Q4 2013, Q1 2013)

5. Distribution of DDoS attack vectors

6. Comparison of attack vectors since Q1 2013
• There has been a 13 percent decline in use of
application attack vectors in Q1 2014 vs first quarter
of 2013 (23 percent)
– This reflects the increased power and ease of use of
infrastructure-based attacks.
• Application-level vectors require more skill and effort
to build the botnet and coordinate the attack
• NTP was most frequently-used infrastructure based
amplification attack (17 percent)
– DNS (9 percent) and CHARGEN (3 percent) were also
popular

7. Attack vector popularity since Q1 2013

8. Total attacks per week (Q1 2014 vs. Q1 2013)
• There was a peak in total attacks from Feb. 12-18,
a 191 percent increase compared to Q1 2013
• The surge was due to increase in CHARGEN and
NTP attacks
• The highest volume of DDoS attacks per week
occurred in Q1 2014
– 47 percent higher than attacks registered in any week
in Q1 2013
• The rise was attributed to a 68 percent increase in
infrastructure attacks compared to Q1 2013

9. Q1 2014 Global Attack Report
• Download the Q1 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report
• The Q1 2014 report covers:
– Analysis of recent DDoS attack trends
– Breakdown of average Gbps/Mpps statistics
– Year-over-year and quarter-by-quarter analysis
– Types and frequency of application layer attacks
– Types and frequency of infrastructure attacks
– Trends in attack frequency, size and sources
– Where and when DDoSers launch attacks
– Case study and analysis

10. About Prolexic
• Prolexic Technologies, now part of Akamai, has
successfully stopped DDoS attacks for more than a
decade
• Our global DDoS mitigation network and 24/7
security operations center (SOC) can stop even the
largest attacks that exceed the capabilities of other
DDoS mitigation service providers