Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks
Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-escalation-frequency-power/
Publish Date: 2026-02-20 07:30:00
Source Domain: www.infosecurity-magazine.com
The number of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks has increased significantly and they’re getting more powerful and disruptive, analysis by cybersecurity researchers has warned.
The Radware 2026 Global Threat Analysis Report has detailed what is described as a “dramatic escalation in cyber-attack activity” during 2025, with a 168% increase in DDoS attacks compared with 2024.
The figure is based on analysis of Radware customer data. During 2025, the average Radware customer faced more than 25,351 attempted DDoS attacks during the reporting period – equivalent to 139 attempted incidents a day.
Technology, telecommunications and financial services were the most targeted sectors. According to Radware, the technology sector represented 45% of all network-layer DDoS attacks – an increase of almost 9% compared with the previous year.
“This growth was not an isolated event but an accelerating trend, with the attack frequency escalating to alarming levels,” the report warned.
“The changes observed are not merely incremental; they represent a new reality defined by unprecedented scale, algorithmic speed and a complete transformation of the underlying attack infrastructure.”
DDoS Attacks are Faster, Stronger and Harder to Stop
The average attack time for most common DDoS attacks – those which registered between 100 and 500Gbps – is just over ten hours. However, the most powerful DDoS now appear to be designed to hit hard and hit fast, with multi-terabit attacks which last an average of 35 minutes
The most high-impact web DDoS attacks now last less than 60 seconds, which makes them difficult to detect and defend against, because by the time the attack has occurred, it is already too late to stop it.
“The threat landscape continues to evolve with unprecedented speed and complexity,” said Pascal Geenans, vice president of threat intelligence at Radware.
While DDoS attacks have become more frequent and more…
