DDoS-Capable Botnets

These distributed systems can support both direct-path and reflection/amplification attacks against enterprises and service providers worldwide.

The DDoS threat landscape continues to include diverse and evolving operational models. Persistent threat groups, including NoName057(16), remained active during the reporting period, while botnet operators continued to draw on compromised devices, proxy infrastructure, cloud-hosted resources, and amplification techniques to increase the scale and impact of attacks. These varied approaches require defenders to maintain layered protections across network and application layers, supported by timely threat intelligence and resilient mitigation capabilities.