Karl Ho |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Prepared for presentation at the Building the Peaceful Foundation for the Uncertain Taiwan Strait Conference, February 3-4, 2023, Sam Houston State University, Houston, TX
Chinese cyber espionage poses a high-frequency and high-magnitude threat to organizations globally, both in the public and private sectors."
Source: Netscout
DDoS Attack Statistics | |
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Attack Frequency | 54,096 Attacks |
Max Throughput | 23 Mpps |
Max Bandwidth | 196 Gbps |
Average Duration | 5 Minutes |
Source: Netscout
Source: Netscout
Sum Peak Throughput | |
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Date | 5/5/2022 |
Sum Peak Throughput | 11,289 Mpps |
* peak aggregate throughput in one minute |
Source: Netscout
Highest attack targeting Taiwan Ambassador Bi-Khim Hsiao
Source: Netscout
Highest attack targeting Taiwan Ambassador Bi-Khim Hsiao
Source: Manantan 2020, Figure 4 p. 15
Report: Commander Cameron Aljilani "uneven oversight and a poor command"
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