{"id":5863,"date":"2017-02-02T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2019-12-18T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:00:58","slug":"peaks-with-no-valleys-cyber-crime-is-only-increasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/peaks-with-no-valleys-cyber-crime-is-only-increasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaks with no valleys; cyber crime is only increasing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The average peak size of DDoS attacks has increased by 82% since Q3 2015. The number of phishing attacks in Q3 2016 shattered all previous records. The largest distributed denial of service attack in the same quarter peaked at 620 Gbps. The IT industry, financial sector, and public sector are experiencing some of the largest attack sizes of late.<\/p>\n<p>These statistics show that cyber crime is not slowing down anytime soon. Every day, it seems, there\u2019s a news story about another digital crime being committed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>In the news<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5867 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg2.jpg\" alt=\"Cyber crime news reports\" width=\"500\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cscwebcontentstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/cscmarketing-cscdbs-media\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cscwebcontentstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/cscmarketing-cscdbs-media\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg2-300x68.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With more and more attacks around the world elucidating the problem of cyber crime, there doesn\u2019t seem to be enough information about how to combat it. Our expert analysis shows that even some of the most well-known global brands remain unprotected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5865 size-full\" style=\"margin-left: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CyberSecurityReportJan_Blogimg.jpg\" alt=\"CSC Cyber Security Report\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/en\/cyber-security-report\"><strong>CSC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Digital Brand Service Cyber Security Report<\/strong><\/a> culls all the most important information about cyber crime and cyber security for you in one comprehensive report\u2014allowing you to quickly scan the news that\u2019s important to you and your brand\u2014to help you act with certainty in preventing it from happening to your company.<\/p>\n<p>In this first edition, our experts present the most recent intelligence focused around domain name systems, distributed denial of service attacks, phishing and email fraud, and domain security. We\u2019ve also included examples in the news, and the growing trends in cyber crime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/en\/cyber-security-report\"><strong>&gt;&gt; Download the Cyber Security Report now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average peak size of DDoS attacks has increased by 82% since Q3 2015. The number of phishing attacks in Q3 2016 shattered all previous records. The largest distributed denial of service attack in the same quarter peaked at 620 Gbps. 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