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In late 2021 and early 2022, we faced very strong DDoS attacks. These attacks suddenly stopped on January 11, 2022, shortly after the Internet in Kazakhstan was shut down by local authorities in connection with mass protests in the republic. However, after the Internet started working again in Kazakhstan, the attacks resumed. We have analyzed the characteristics of the attacks observed at the end of last year and in the first half of this year and have come to the following conclusions.

According to the study, the number of DDoS attacks on the financial, retail, gaming and education sectors increased significantly in 2021 compared to 2020.

Hackers have not left the front pages of North America's most famous newspapers, impacting our daily lives. DDoS attacks have risen to the top of the U.S. president's agenda, becoming the nation's top national security concern.

DDoS attacks in Europe have become a serious headache for many companies. Over the past 10 years, the average DDoS traffic has grown by more than 1000%.

Before the start of the new academic year, StormWall specialists have identified a sharp increase in DDoS attacks on the e-commerce sector in August 2021.

In recent years, hacking attacks have become even more sophisticated. Where once one person could be involved in an attack, now, with advances in technology and the rise of cyber security specialists, it is difficult to pull off major hacks alone.

As the world relies on digital technologies more and more, the consequences of DDoS attacks can ripple further than before. In this article, we’re taking a look at some of the biggest cyber threats right now and the forecast on how they will evolve in 2021.

The ongoing digital transformation of various businesses has not only significantly increased the load on networks and data centers, but also increased the interest of attackers in DDoS attacks at the network level. Modern DDoS attacks are already approaching 1 Tbit/s in scale.

More than a year has passed since the first wave of COVID. As experts predicted, the increased dependence of users on Internet technologies has led to a surge of all sorts of cybercriminals. The main threats of 2021 are associated with several main areas.

As our analysis showed, the intensity of DDoS attacks, in general, continues to grow. So, in Q1 2021, we recorded 25.4% more attacks on our customers than in the fourth quarter of 2020. The leaders in the number of attacks were e-commerce, construction, entertainment, telecommunications, as well as the financial sector.