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Neustar highlights rise in ransom-related DDoS attacks and greater use of existing attack vectors
Extortion demands grew in 2020, as cyber criminals targeted new online industries Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, has today published its report entitled Cyber Threats and Trends: Pandemic Style , detailing the security risks faced by companies as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital revolution.
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Figure 1: Percentage change in number of attacks by size category, 2020 vs. 2019 (Graphic: Business Wire)
Informed by data from Neustar s Security Operations Center (SOC), the report reveals a 154 percent increase in the number of attacks between 2019 and 2020, with growth in ransom-related DDoS (RDDoS) attacks and a rise in use of existing attack vectors, including web applications
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DNS threats expected to surge over the holidays
With more people shopping online than ever before, 78 percent of cybersecurity professionals say they expect to see an increase in DNS-related security threats over the next month.
This is according to a new report from information services and technology company Neustar s International Security Council which also finds that 59 percent have altered their DNS security methods in the run up to the holiday season.
In spite of these preparations 29 percent admit to having reservations about their ability to respond to DNS attacks, these can be largely attributed to the shifting and complex DNS threat landscape. Of the range of DNS threats that exist today, the cybersecurity community ranks domain hijacking (41 percent) as its top concern and the attack businesses are most likely to fall victim to, followed by DNS spoofing/cache poisoning (28 percent), DNS tunneling (16 percent) and zombie domain attacks (15 percent). In fact, three in fi
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