The reality of DDoS attack tactics
Cybercriminals use DDoS attacks to overwhelm networks and applications by slowing them down or taking them offline completely. Attackers often enlist the help of botnets, which consist of many servers located all over the world, to send high volumes of fake traffic to a website or server. As healthcare organizations continue to modernize their applications DDoS attacks are becoming more of a threat as they can deny providers and patients access to vital clinical information and services that could impact patient care.
Ransom
Bad actors can threaten to launch a DDoS attack unless they are paid
Distraction
DDoS attacks can be used to distract security teams as other attacks are in progress
Terrorism
State and non-state actors often use DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure sites
Vandalism
Disaffected groups or individuals might launch a DDoS attack "just because"
2022 year-over-year increase in application layer DDoS attacks
Biggest Requests per Second (rps) application layer DDoS attack blocked by Imperva in 2022
Duration of 40% of Layer 7 DDoS attacks - attacks are increasing in frequency and duration
Percent of sites hit a second time by a DDoS attack
The right defense against any DDoS attack
Maybe you’ve been hit by a DDoS attack and know you need better protection in the future. Or perhaps your current DDoS solution isn’t equipped to handle the changing threat environment, and your business has suffered as a result. Even if you’re one of the few who hasn’t been attacked yet, chances are you will be at some point. Imperva has the solution to reduce your risk: Comprehensive DDoS protection for websites, networks, DNS servers, and individual IPs.
Imperva mitigates DDoS attacks quickly and without incurring latency or interfering with legitimate users. While DDoS cybercrime is an ever-changing landscape, our cloud service has your applications and networks protected, no matter the size or the duration of the attack that comes your way.
Imperva is a leader in DDoS mitigation
Imperva named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021
Read the reportImperva blocks DDoS attacks from reaching your origin servers
Imperva guards you against the largest, most complex DDoS attacks of today with full protection at the edge. Our industry-leading 3 second ‘time-to-mitigate’ SLA ensures your web visitors, and your business, will never suffer during an attack.
Protecting all paths to healthcare data
Bad actors are innovative and constantly attempting to exfiltrate your data. There are many ways to access data in a modern network architecture, each with its own ingress point. Whether someone from outside your network tries to breach your perimeter defenses or an insider tries to gain unauthorized access, Imperva secures the path. With advanced DDoS/DNS protection, web application firewall, API and microservice security, runtime protection, and more, Imperva protects all paths to data.
Advanced Bot Protection
Protection from automated attacks without impacting business flow
Bad bots are targeting the healthcare sector
According to a National Cyber Awareness report from May 2020, cybersecurity agencies have been investigating large-scale password spraying attacks on global healthcare-related organizations. While other industries have been targets of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups in the past, since the pandemic began there has been a marked increase in the number of password spraying attacks on healthcare organizations. These attacks are carried out by Advanced Persistent Bots (APBs) which have more sophisticated capabilities than the average bots. Being able to identify and block bad bots without impacting genuine traffic is critical for network resilience and continuous uptime. Our bot blocking technologies include:
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Machine Learning
Imperva identifies real-time bad bot behavior across our network and feed it through our known violators database
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Automation
Browser validation and advanced automation detection pinpoint malicious botnets hiding behind shared IP space
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Device Fingerprints
Rate limits based on unique device fingerprints — not IPs — provide additional advanced protection
Complete Application Security at the Edge
We’re increasingly living our lives online. Always-connected devices that we control (tablets, smart phones, laptops) and that control our lives (e.g. IoT devices, smart refrigerators, smart speaker systems like Alexa) mean that all of us — business users and casual consumers — are always connected. The expectation — indeed the demand — is for consistent, high-speed, reliable access to any website, any app, anytime and anywhere. With each person using an average of more than three connected devices we need to take a completely new view of the enterprise network and security.
For several years we have said that the network perimeter is dissolving. Technologies and tactics that helped us to secure our valuable corporate assets and ensure an optimal consumer experience are woefully inadequate, because they must now deal with an ever-increasing attack surface that covers virtually every device in the world. Yet as businesses we are constantly challenged to complete our digital transformation, and respond quickly to new customer demands and market trends.
Attackers are well aware of this fact. They constantly devise new and innovative methods to exploit vulnerabilities — in code, in configurations, and in human nature. But our business momentum can’t stop: our digital transformation strategy must address the accelerating demands of access and performance — yet we must employ a consistently strong approach to compliance and security.
