Track: Technical Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS Flying at 40,000 feet above the ground always gives one a sense of clarity. Looking down on the world from such a height can make a person feel somewhat insignificant. However, my trip today is very noteworthy. I will be landing...
Tag: DDoS
Anatomy of an attack: network bandwidth exhaustion
Track: Technical Author: Vann Abernethy, Field CTO, NSFOCUS DDoS attacks come in three basic flavors: network-layer, application-layer and a hybrid of the two. This is a somewhat simplistic view but when you look at the strategy for taking someone down via DDoS, the two primary vehicles are either exhaustion of available...
DDoS attacks – more than just disruption?
Track: General Security Author: Vann Abernethy, Field CTO, NSFOCUS Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks have been around for decades and have been increasing in popularity due to the relative ease in carrying one out. Traditionally, the purpose of these attacks has been to make a site or service unavailable to its intended...
Anatomy of an attack – DNS amplification
Track: Technical Author: Vann Abernethy, Field CTO, NSFOCUS DNS amplification attacks ramp up the power of a botnet when targeting a victim. The basic technique of a DNS amplification attack is to spoof the IP of the intended target and send a request for a large DNS zone file to any...
Modern DDoS attacks: When Moore’s law meets Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Track: General Security Author: Dave Martin, Director of Product Marketing, NSFOCUS What would happen if you combined Moore’s law with Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and applied them to DDoS attacks? Unfortunately, modern DDoS attacks seem to embody this idea perfectly as both the frequency and complexity of these attacks have become...
