DDoS attacks could cost enterprises over $2.5 million in revenue

  A new report from information services specialist Neustar looks at the frequency and cost of DDoS attacks and what is being done to counter the threat. In terms of revenue loss, three percent of organizations report average revenue loss of at least $250,000 per hour, with 51 percent taking at least three hours to detect an attack and 40 percent taking at least three hours to respond, that means an attack could cost over $2.5 million. Attacks are getting larger too, with 45 percent of DDoS attacks delivered at more than 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), and 15 percent… [Continue Reading]