Significantly more smaller and new attacks detected in Q3 2023

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Despite a slight decrease in the number of DDoS attacks in Q3 compared to Q2 (maybe hackers went on vacation?), the threat landscape remains grim. Newer attack types like HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack and DDOS Tsunami are becoming more prevalent.

Mitigating such attacks now takes more time and heavily relies on behavioral-based traffic analysis. An additional line of defense is implementing “rate limiting” methods.

In the geopolitical arena, there has been significant activity. Pro-Hamas actors have frequently targeted Israeli entities, mostly government websites, and proudly claimed their successes on platforms like Telegram. Concerningly, there’s a rising number of attacks from previously less active ‘friendly’ ideological groups, including Russian hacktivist groups.

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