Europe, Middle East, and Africa
South Africa
Max Multivector Attack
Max number of vectors seen in a single attack
22
Attack Vectors Used
1. ARMS Amplification
2. CLDAP Amplification
3. COAP Amplification
4. DHCP Discovery Amplification
5. DNS
6. DNS Amplification
7. ICMP
8. L2TP Amplification
9. NTP Amplification
10. NetBIOS Amplification
11. OpenVPN Amplification
12. SNMP Amplification
13. SSDP Amplification
14. TCP ACK
15. TCP RST
16. TCP SYN
17. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
18. UDP
19. Ubiquiti Amplification
20. VSE Amplification
21. WS-DD Amplification
22. rpcbind Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
24,116
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
22,357
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
21,157
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
20,363
Tk
TCP SYN/ACK Amp
Number of Attacks
15,953
Top Ten Vertical Industries Under Attack
The following industry chart shows the most targeted sectors in 2H 2022 by number of attacks.
| Rank | Vertical | Frequency | Max Attack | Max Impact | Average Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
|
8,281 | 2.49 Gbps | 0.23 Mpps | 90 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
|
7,306 | 12.53 Gbps | 1.05 Mpps | 10 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Other Computer Related Services
|
5,401 | 120.49 Gbps | 56.11 Mpps | 19 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
2,502 | 37.94 Gbps | 9.69 Mpps | 87 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
1,561 | 24 Gbps | 7.21 Mpps | 64 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
803 | 9.29 Gbps | 1.55 Mpps | 840 Minutes |
| 7 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
207 | 0.25 Gbps | 0.52 Mpps | 13 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Beauty Salons
|
190 | 0.24 Gbps | 0.56 Mpps | 5 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
74 | 2.62 Gbps | 3.93 Mpps | 52 Minutes |
| 10 |
Newspaper Publishers
|
38 | 4.27 Gbps | 0.59 Mpps | 30 Minutes |