Security vendor says it saw elements of these current DDoS attacks six years ago. DNS reflector attacks can produce traffic five to 10 times more than a normal botnet. These attacks are successful because few organizations properly defend themselves, expert says. Experts say organizations can expect attacks aimed at Internet protocol version 6 and more web-application-focused attacks in the coming year and beyond. The attacks of the future won’t be consuming huge amounts of bandwidth, but instead will be more fine-tuneded attacks against a site.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ddos-attacks-variant-foreseen-in-2006-a-5240