Time: May 15, 2012
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Executed in Q1 2012, the survey garners responses of IT professionals in more than 25 industries such as finance and banking, retail, telecommunications, travel and IT. Notable findings include:
More than 300 respondents reported they had been attacked.
The top concern was the impact attacks have on customer service – with 51percent listing it as their greatest concern associated with the attacks
35 percent of those attacked said the attacks lasted more than 24 hours – with 11percent of attacks lasting more than a week.
Overall, the survey shows that a significant number of companies face the risks of DDoS attacks, yet few have solutions designed specifically to combat attacks, with many relying solely on firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Less than 5 percent of respondents have a purpose-built DDoS mitigation solution.