In the first quarter of 2023, the number of sophisticated DDoS attacks against Russian businesses increased by 40% compared to the same period last year. Alexander Dvoryansky, Director of the Information Security and Special Solutions Department at Sitronics Group, told socialbites.ca about this.
Sophisticated DDoS attacks, understood as Layer 7 attacks, as Dvoryansky explains, attackers with their help stop not only the web resources of the target companies, but also their applications and services with Internet access.
This method is popular, as the Specialist is a tool that allows you to “analyze” the security of the client, determine the degree of stability and draw conclusions about the presence of certain means of protection in its infrastructure.
In addition, Sitronics Group experts noted an increase in the number of hacker attacks using encryption viruses. Infiltrating the computer system, these malicious programs encrypt all existing files and thus stop the business from running. According to Dvoryansky, the number of such incidents increased by 25-30% in early 2023.
The company also saw a small increase in ART (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks. At the beginning of 2023, their numbers increased by 20%.
“The peculiarity of APT-class attacks is that they aim to compromise information that is critical to the company, as well as causing maximum damage to a business’s IT infrastructure. These types of attacks often target strategically important organizations with a large and well-protected IT infrastructure. “Dvoryansky includes all teams of well-trained attackers.”
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