The statistic shows the number of worldwide web application attack traffic directed to selected target countries. During fourth quarter of 2017, 238.6 million web application attacks was directed towards websites in the United States. Second-ranked Brazil was victim of 21.9 million attacks.
Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions)
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Akamai Technologies. (February 21, 2018). Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/
Akamai Technologies. "Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions)." Chart. February 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/
Akamai Technologies. (2018). Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/
Akamai Technologies. "Number of Global Web Application Attacks during 4th Quarter 2017, by Target Country (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/
Akamai Technologies, Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Number of global web application attacks during 4th quarter 2017, by target country (in millions) [Graph], Akamai Technologies, February 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/440575/internet-application-attack-traffic-target-countries/