In a new report , network security firm Corero predicts a significant rise in Dark DDoS attacks for 2016 , as companies become more sophisticated in this method ; Dark DDoS attacks are being used to distract IT teams , allowing the perpetrators to infiltrate the system in question and steal sensitive data . This differs from a DDoS attack , where the end - game is to flood the system with requests in the hope of bringing it down . DDoS attacks are being used as a smokescreen to distract IT teams while other attacks infiltrate the network to steal sensitive data. The report noted that a significant number of companies are still relying on traditional security infrastructure ##s such as firewalls , intrusion prevention systems and load balancing , which are ill equipped to deal with this latest threat .
In a new report , network security firm Corero predicts a significant rise in Dark DDoS attacks for 2016 , as companies become more sophisticated in this method ; Dark DDoS attacks are being used to distract IT teams , allowing the perpetrators to infiltrate the system in question and steal sensitive data . This differs from a DDoS attack , where the end - game is to flood the system with requests in the hope of bringing it down . The report noted that a significant number of companies are still relying on traditional security infrastructure ##s such as firewalls , intrusion prevention systems and load balancing , which are ill equipped to deal with this latest threat .