Q4 2013 set new records for both the frequency and size of DDoS attacks, with one attack peaking at 179 Gbps. For the first time, mobile devices played a significant role in an attack campaign, aided by the availability of opt-in mobile apps. Q4 also saw significant growth in the misuse of the CHARGEN and NTP protocols in distributed reflection DDoS attacks. Get more stats in this short video, which features facts and stats from the Prolexic (now part of Akamai) Q4 2013 Global DDoS Attack Report (4:11).
