Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.

Efforts from corporations, law enforcement and independent researchers around the world have attempted in the last two years to curb this growth – but the industry keeps growing says Radware information security researcher Daniel Smith.

Security teams already know the value of a layered defence; it’s time to add more layers, writes ThousandEyes principal solutions analyst Mike Hicks.

"The increase in the impact and complexity of attacks continues unabated," says Link11 COO Marc Wilczek.

DDoS attacks are cheaper than ever for attackers, lucrative for the attack service provider and financially and operationally crippling for the victim.