The Ultimate Guide to Distributed Denial of Service
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS).
What to know about Distributed Denial of Service
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a major and evolving threat in the cybersecurity landscape, characterized by overwhelming targeted computer networks or services with massive traffic to disrupt normal operations.
This tag compiles stories covering various aspects of DDoS attacks, including the rising frequency and sophistication of attacks, novel techniques employed by attackers, and their impact across industries such as finance, telecommunications, gaming, and government sectors globally.
The stories also highlight advances in mitigation technologies, the importance of layered defense strategies, cloud-based protection services, and the challenges that organizations face in maintaining network availability and security amid increasingly complex threats.
Exploring these articles offers readers insight into the dynamic nature of DDoS threats, the rising role of IoT and AI in amplifying attacks, and practical approaches for detecting, mitigating, and responding to these attacks to safeguard digital infrastructure and business continuity.
Recent Distributed Denial of Service News
Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world
Universities face a more varied cyber onslaught, with data breaches, hacktivism and ransomware surging as researchers draw nation-state attention.
Web attacks in EMEA hit two-year high, Akamai warns
Akamai says attack volumes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa climbed 36% year on year as APIs and automated DDoS campaigns fuel a sharp surge.
Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4
Gcore warns DDoS attacks hit 1.3 million in late 2025 as brief, high-volume floods and longer app assaults expose more sectors to risk.
Ransomware attacks fall as CL0P & The Gentlemen surge
Qilin keeps top spot as ransomware incidents drop 8% in February, while CL0P and The Gentlemen post sharp gains and new AI risks emerge.
US-led raid disrupts record DDoS botnets worldwide
US, Canadian and German authorities have dismantled four record-breaking IoT DDoS botnets that hijacked over three million devices worldwide.
AI-fuelled DDoS attacks surge past eight million globally
AI-driven botnets fuel eight million DDoS attacks in late 2025, as multi-vector assaults hit 30 Tbps and strain global critical services.
Radware's Alteon Protect brings cloud-scale ADC security
Radware has unveiled Alteon Protect, a cloud-augmented add-on that brings real-time, low-latency ADC security to hybrid app and API estates.
Cloudflare flags AI-fuelled identity & SaaS attacks
Cloudflare warns AI-driven identity fraud and SaaS abuse are reshaping cybercrime, as global costs hit USD $10.5 trillion a year.
DDoS attack volumes up dramatically in last 20 years - report
Recent data has firmly established the link between geopolitical conflicts and these types of cyber attacks, according to new NETSCOUT research.
Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report
Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.