The recent developments in DDoS attacks have been unnervingly rapid, not to mention scarily effective. It seems every time mitigation efforts adjust to a new attack type or innovation, something else comes along that upends what security professionals think they know and have prepared for. Once in a great while, however, the rumblings and rumors about a new threat get a little overblown. That would appear to be the case currently as warnings about artificial intelligence being put to work in DDoS attacks are beginning to emerge. AI in DDoS is definitely primed to be a problem, but is it one you need to be worried about right now?

The latest advancements in DDoS attacks have been unnervingly quick, also scarily effective. It appears to be each time mitigating efforts conform to another attack type or advancement, something different comes along that overturns what cybersecurity experts think they know and have prepared for. Once in a while, however, the rumblings and rumors about another cybersecurity threat get somewhat exaggerated. That would seem, by all accounts, to be the situation right now as alerts about Artificial Intelligence being implemented in DDoS attacks are starting to develop. Artificial Intelligence in DDoS is unquestionably going to be an issue, however, is it one you should be worried about right now?