In a specially crafted packet attack, attackers customize their approach to DDoS. Attention from the security community has recently focused more on these kinds of fragmented and application-layer DDoS attacks, in addition to the volumetric and … [Read more...] about What is a Specially Crafted DDoS Attack?
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What is a DoS Attack?
A DoS attack (denial-of-service) is a deliberate targeting of your computer and its network connection, or the computers and network of the sites you are trying to access, effectively denying you service. This can take down websites, email, online … [Read more...] about What is a DoS Attack?
What is DNS Amplification?
A Domain Name Server (DNS) Amplification Attack is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in which the attacker exploits vulnerabilities in publicly accessible DNS servers to turn initially small queries into much larger payloads, which are … [Read more...] about What is DNS Amplification?