DDoS attacks are growing in volume and frequency, but many organizations remain ill-prepared to mitigate risks. The largest DDoS attack measured during the second quarter of 2015 came in at more than 240 gigabytes per second and lasted more than 13 hours. Extortion attacks, such as those waged by DD4BC, will pose significant threats in 2016, experts say. The cost of recovering from an attack will continue to increase, and the risk of recovering will also continue to rise, they say.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ddos-in-2016-are-you-prepared-a-8785