The Money Behind DDoS Managed Security Services
by Mike O’Malley
In a recent Light Reading webinar, Principal Heavy Reading Analyst Jim Hodges and I discussed the growing need for Managed Security Services. DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, lasting more than 24 hours in some cases. The attacks aren’t limited to specific industries or company sizes anymore, and push stretched internal IT resources to the breaking point. The 0s and 1s that flash through service provider networks are equally vulnerable. Attackers don’t care where the data is coming from…they’re looking for vulnerabilities they can exploit for money. The days of hacks focused on large retail organizations like Target and Home Depot are behind us. Merck and Co., a large U.S.-based pharmaceutical firm, was one of several global companies impacted by a massive global attack. Don’t let these hacks bring your customers’ network down.

The 2016 State of SMB Security Report found that half of the 28 million small businesses surveyed were breached in the past year. Verizon corroborated this growing trend in their latest annual data breach investigation. According to their study, 61% of data breach victims were businesses with less than 1,000 employees. And the best part — those businesses are looking for your help! Radware’s 2017 executive survey revealed that one-third of businesses want protection from their service provider. That number was slightly higher in Europe, where 39% of executives polled wanted their service provider’s assistance.
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