Top targeted countries

Attackers can compromise a computer and make their own bot. These bots are used to conduct reconnaissance, web page crawl, and even DDoS attacks. It is important to understand that countries that have a larger number of compromised systems should be aware of their global risk index. The following is a diagram of the global DDoS threat landscape in Q2 2017 by a leading DDoS protection provider called Incapsula:

33% of businesses around the world had been affected by DDoS attacks in 2017 alone. The number doubled when compared to 2016, wherein double the number of businesses were affected by DDoS attacks.