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DDoS attacks increased 300 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q1

19 November 2020 • 2 min read

Q3 DDoS attacks accounted for 56 per cent of all attacks seen so far this year

The number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks observed in Q3 of 2020 increased four times compared to the pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter, data from web performance and secur...

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