The Holidays Didn’t Actually Attract the Highest Concentration of Attacks

Written by Craig Galbraith
February 3, 2022

Hackers get especially active during the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Black Friday/Cyber Monday season as people spend more money online. But they weren’t so focused on that time of year in 2021, compared to previous years.

“We saw more attacks in Q3 than in Q4, with the most occurring in August, which may indicate a shift towards attackers acting all year round— no longer is holiday season the proverbial DDoS season!” the Azure DDoS team notes.

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Craig Galbraith

Craig Galbraith is the editorial director for Channel Futures and Channel Partners, joining the team in 2008. Before that, he spent more than 11 years as an anchor, reporter and managing editor in television newsrooms in North Dakota and Washington state. Craig is a proud Husky, having graduated from the University of Washington. He makes his home in the Phoenix area.