NetScout Systems has released its second half of the year 2025 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets, and compromised IoT infrastructure that drove more than 8 million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – marking a new era of hyper-scale, coordinated threat […]
NetScout Systems, a provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity and DDoS attack protection solutions, has announced how its 5G observability solutions give Communications Service Providers (CSPs) end-to-end visibility into 5G Standalone network slices. With 5G slicing supporting always-on high-performance services for immersive gaming, large-scale live sporting events and festivals, and mission-critical applications like remote surgery, it’s […]
The Government Cyber Action Plan was recently introduced to parliament to better protect the UK’s vital public services. The plan sets out steps to bolster cyber defences for the services that are relied on daily. As the new year begins, the focus for organisations that fall within these regulations must be on ensuring cyber resilience, […]
Reflecting on 2025, NetScout states that global tensions and geopolitical conflicts shaped many of the year’s headlines, with the combats between Israel–Hamas and Russia–Ukraine taking centre stage. These events not only took place in the physical world, but also extended into the digital realm, creating unprecedented risks for organisations globally. According to NetScout’s latest Threat […]
Gcore, the edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has announced the findings of its Q1-Q2 2025 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2025, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat. The report reveals a significant escalation in the […]
In the first half of 2025, a new wave of geopolitically motivated cyber activity swept across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). According to NetScout’s DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, hacktivists launched more than 8 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally in H1 2025, with the majority of these attacks targeting EMEA. Looking at the […]
NetScout Systems has released its latest research detailing the evolving Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack landscape. NetScout monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025, including more than 3.2 million in EMEA. DDoS attacks have evolved into precision-guided weapons of geopolitical influence capable of destabilising critical infrastructure. Hacktivist groups such […]
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, a provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, has announced new AI-backed enhancements to its NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense and NETSCOUT Arbor Enterprise Manager Adaptive Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) solution to help customers further automate operations, enhance defence, and improve reporting. These powerful enhancements leverage AI to intelligently automate […]
NetScout Systems, a provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, has announced Adaptive Threat Analytics, a new enhancement to its Omnis Cyber Intelligence* Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution, designed to improve incident response and reduce risk. Adaptive Threat Analytics enables security teams to investigate, hunt, and respond to cyber threats more […]
NetScout Systems released its H2 2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, revealing how Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become a dominant means of waging cyberwarfare linked to sociopolitical events such as elections, civil protests and policy disputes. The findings show how attackers exploit moments of national vulnerability to amplify chaos and erode trust in […]