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DDoS attacks increase in number, endanger small organizations

December 9, 2015   Security News

The power of DDoS attacks decreased in recent months, but their number rose significantly

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While the power of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has decreased in recent months, their number has spiked, a trend that could signal trouble for smaller companies and websites.

The number of DDoS attacks recorded in the third quarter of this year has grown by 180 percent compared to Q3 2014, exceeding 1,500, Akamai said in the latest edition of its State of the Internet report published Tuesday.

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