The State of DDoS Defenses: Unpacking a New Survey of 300 CISOs & Security Directors

Summary: A MazeBolt survey of 300 CISOs and security directors at banking, financial services, and insurance companies in the US and Europe found respondents averaged 3.85 damaging DDoS incidents in the past year, with 60% reporting between 2 and 5 such attacks. All respondents reported at least one damaging DDoS attack, 42% described the worst one as causing severe or extensive damage, and none said their DDoS defenses are fully automated.
Key Takeaway: Every one of the 300 surveyed leaders took a damaging DDoS hit last year, and firms above 10,000 employees were three times as likely to report extensive damage - while 97% see value in automated misconfiguration reporting but only 8% know such a solution exists.

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