Report by Zayo
2026 Cybersecurity Insights Report
7 FINDINGSPublished Mar 17, 2026
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Telecoms accounts for just 24% DDoS attacks in 2025, down from 42% in 2024.
DDoSTelecoms
Government’s share of total attacks increased from 5% to 12% year-over-year, with an average attack size of 5.5 Gbps.
DDoSGovernment
Manufacturing experienced an average attack size of 11.6 Gbps, the largest across all industries.
DDoSManufacturing
The average DDoS attack size increased almost 70% from the year prior.
DDoSDDoS Attack Size
The average DDoS attack duration decreased to 20 minutes, down from 39 minutes the previous year.
DDoSDDoS Attack Duration
89% of DDoS attacks now conclude in under 10 minutes.
DDoSDDoS Attack Duration
Education accounted for 24% of total DDoS attacks in 2025, up from 15% the prior year, with more than 45% of attacks occurring in April and May during peak academic periods.
DDoSEducation