Over the last six to twelve months security researchers have seen a shift in the pattern of cyber attacks, as the impact of the pandemic has largely been replaced by a focus on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Security firm NETSCOUT runs one of the largest monitoring projects for DDoS attacks. They have, for example, seen falls globally in DDoS activity, but an increase in the EMEA region.

Deterring and prosecuting those behind the attacks is as hard as ever, argues Richard Hummel, ASERT Threat Intelligence Lead, at NETSCOUT.

But, he says, there are steps organisations can take to counter the threat, and to keep critical online services working.