DDoS attacks are getting bigger, but their duration are getting shorter, says Arbor Networks. During the first six months of 2013, the average size of attacks exceeding 20Gbps more than doubled over 2012. Hacktivist group Izz ad-Dim al-Qassam Cyber Fighters (QCF) has adopted a strategy that is also driving up the raw number of attacks and depressing their duration. New techniques have also contributed to the size of the attacks, security experts said. The Internet as a whole is getting better at responding to these attacks, Cisco’s Craig Williams said.”]
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