We recently witnessed a new and disturbing trend in cyber security and that is the widespread hacking of Internet connected devices to initiate DDoS attacks on an unprecedented scale. That is the method that made possible the Mirai botnet that targeted security expert Brian Krebs and his security blog with 620 gigabits per second of traffic,

Source: Hot Hardware – Akamai Reports Global DDoS Attacks Surged 71 Percent During Q3 Thanks To Mirai Botnet