At most any time of the day, there’s a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack underway somewhere on the Internet. Yes, it’s still true, despite reports that some ISPs have experienced fewer DDOS attacks overall during the last six months. It’s a matter of quality, not quantity: "When DDOSes do occur, they are done with much greater purpose than they used to be," says Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologist for Neustar, a directory services and clearinghouse provider for Internet industry. "They are usually to obscure what’s [really] happening in the background."
Phishing and pharming are more lucrative for cybercriminals, he says. "So they are using DDOS strategically" instead of as the main attack mode, he says. How to Trace a DDOS Attack - Application and Perimeter Security News Analysis - Dark Reading
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