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HighCloud and identityOct 31, 2026

DDoS Attacks Surge 38 Percent, Threatening Online Business Services

New data shows automated network-layer DDoS attacks surged by 38 percent in the third quarter, reaching over 18 million attacks globally. Cybercriminals launch thousands of these assaults every hour to overwhelm servers and take digital services offline. For small and mid-sized businesses, these disruptions can cause costly downtime and lock customers out of critical services.

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Who is affected

Any organization relying on public-facing websites, cloud applications, or customer portals to conduct business.

How to mitigate it

  1. 1Implement automated DDoS protection and web application firewalls through your hosting or cloud provider.
  2. 2Configure rate-limiting rules on your network edge to filter out suspicious traffic spikes.
  3. 3Verify your backup and failover procedures so critical systems remain reachable during network disruptions.
  4. 4Establish clear incident escalation contacts with your internet and web service providers.

How Outsource IT solves this

Our team designs and maintains resilient cloud environments with built-in traffic filtering to keep your critical business systems online.

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Source advisory: the-hacker-news

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