DDoS Statistical Report 1HY 2022

Key Observations for First Half Year of 2022

• In the first half of 2022, the total attack count and average attack size increased by 75.60% and decreased by 55.97% respectively compared to the figures recorded in the second half of 2021.
• Compared to the second half of 2021, the maximum attack size decreased by 66.82%, with the maximum attack size clocking in at 232.00 Gbps.
• UDP based attacks in the first half of 2022 increased by 77.53% compared to the second half of 2021.
• Application attacks increased by 330.00% HoH, while Amplification attacks increased by 106.65% in the same period.

Trends

Compared to the same period over a 5 year span, March recorded the lowest number of attacks, while June registered the highest number of attacks as well as the highest attack count in the 1HY 2022 period. While the number of attacks increased from April 2022 to June 2022, there was a drop in attack count during the same period in 2021.