Why are DDoS attacks so easy to launch and so hard to defend against?

DDoS attacks are an underappreciated residual risk for most organizations today. While most people are concerned about ransomware, it typically takes a ransomware attacks months to develop, whereas DDoS attacks are very sudden and may result in a complete business outage.

In this video for Help Net Security, Ivan Shefrin, Executive Director at Comcast Business, talks about how businesses can monitor for and mitigate against DDoS attacks.