DDoS attacks are escalating in scale, complexity, and frequency, with over 80% now using multi-vector methods. This Imperva Incapsula report highlights key trends: SYN floods remain dominant; NTP amplification attacks surged by 372%; 30% of botnets hit 50+ targets monthly; and mobile devices are increasingly hijacked. Browser-based bots are growing more sophisticated, often spoofing user-agents and bypassing JavaScript or cookie defenses. The majority of attacks originate from just ten countries. Imperva recommends cloud-based, always-on mitigation with real-time detection, traffic analysis, and global scrubbing centers to combat these evolving threats.

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