Big Picture Group
We are a research group that explores how information visualization can make complex data accessible, useful, and even fun.
DDoS Attack Map
Watch as servers in countries around the world get attacked and how attack patterns vary
www.digitalattackmap.com
Visualization of major DDoS attacks on August 19, 2013.
Digital Attack Map is a live data visualization of DDoS attacks around the globe, built through a collaboration between Google Ideas and Arbor Networks. The tool surfaces anonymous attack traffic data to let users explore historic trends and find reports of outages happening on a given day.
DDoS Attacks Matter
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be used to make important online information unavailable to the world. Sites covering elections are brought down to influence their outcomes, media sites are attacked to censor stories, and businesses are taken offline by competitors looking for a leg up. Protecting access to information is important for the Internet and important for free expression.
Visualization of a large DDOS attack centering on China and France.
Visualizing trends
Understanding the raw data behind DDoS attacks is not intuitive. As a result, the impact, scale and scope of the challenge can be easily overlooked. This tool allows more people to understand the challenges posed by DDoS attacks. We also hope it triggers a dialogue about how we can work together to reduce the threat of DDoS attacks, improving the internet for everyone.