European Internet report 2025: 137 % DDOS attacks more than last year – what companies need to know

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 17, 2025/Cybernewswire/-Electronic attacks are no longer a mere threat-which dominates risk planning for companies worldwide.

Delay Link11 The European Internet report shows an anxious trend: the number of DDOs attacks has doubled more than weakness, which is shorter, more targeted and more technically developed.

Organizations that do not constantly develop their security strategies face significant financial losses and long -term damage.

The numbers speak for themselves:

• 137 % DDOS attacks on Link11 compared to last year.
• A new scale was reached: The largest attack was measured so far 1.4 TERABITS per second (TBPS).
• The attacks are very shorter and effective: two -thirds of all attacks reached their peak in only 10 to 60 seconds.
• Multiple levels of levels set new criteria: combining different attack tankers makes the defense more difficult and requires more accurate protection.

Why should organizations be behaved now

Allianz Rise Baremerant 2025 It highlights that although digital transformation offers new opportunities, it expands the surface of the attack for electronic threats. Internet criminals benefit from strong robots and increasingly advanced attack techniques, which accelerates the speed and effect of DDOS attacks.

A recent case shows how these advanced threats test the elasticity of organizations.

DDOS Multiple level

The four -day attack was collected 3/4 and Layer 7, putting both infrastructure and web applications under tremendous pressure.

Link11 recorded a total of 120 million requests, which led to more than a million WAF records – a load that quickly overwhelms traditional defenses.

The strategic approach to the attackers was especially remarkable:

• Class 3/4 attacks: huge data flows overwhelm the network infrastructure.
• Class attacks 7: Application facades and web applications were deliberately excavated with complex queroties.
• Dynamic attack patterns: The waves were launched to test the response times of the defenses.

Organizations that do not constantly adapt to the danger of the IT security strategy to become victims of targeted attacks. Web applications and the application programming interface are targeted in particular by Internet criminals because they often deal with sensitive data and control important businesses.

Modern security engineering is the key to flexibility

The incident emphasizes the increasing restrictions of traditional DDOS defenses, while emphasizing the need for the most adaptive mitigation strategies. Institutions are increasingly turning into artificial intelligence systems to detect the actual threat and prevent attack.

In addition, the protection of the web and API (WAAP) application is gained as the attackers continue to exploit this attack carrier.

Combining advanced protection solutions:

• Discover the attack on artificial intelligence to early detection of suspicious patterns
• Robot management to prevent automatic attacks
• Amended WAF systems that adapt in real time

A comprehensive security strategy combines DDOS, ongoing monitoring and adaptive protection mechanisms.

“The increasing number of DDOS attacks shows that Internet criminals continue to rely on this installed method. However, the time of the abbreviated attack does not mean that the threat is decreasing-on the contrary: companies need to respond faster and improve their defense mechanisms,” said Link11.

The full European Internet report can be downloaded 2025 here.

About Link11

Link11 It is a safety provider of global information technology and protects infrastructure and web applications from electronic attacks. Information technology security solutions based on the group of corporate licenses around the world help enhance the e -flexibility of their networks and important applications and avoid disrupting work. Link11 is a qualified BSI to protect the critical infrastructure DDOS. With ISO 27001 certificate, the company meets the highest standards in data safety.

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