Domain Name System Attack Cost Rises 49 Percent to $1,070,000
Over the past year, organizations faced on average more than nine Domain Name System (DNS) attacks, an increase of 34 percent, says the Efficient IP and IDC's 2019 Global DNS Threat Report.
Costs too went up 49 percent, meaning one in five businesses lost over $1 million per attack and causing app downtime for 63 percent of those attacked. Other issues highlighted by the study, now in its fifth year, include the broad range and changing popularity of attack types, ranging from volumetric to low signal, including phishing, 47 percent, malware-based attacks, 39 percent, and old-school DDoS, 30 percent.