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DDoS s Evolution Doesn t Require a Security Evolution
They may have grown in sophistication, with more widespread consequences, yet today s distributed denial-of-service attacks can still be fought with conventional tools.
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that take down online systems are nearly as old as the public Internet. But over the years, they have morphed and evolved into larger and more destructive forms increasingly focused on monetization. Today, as organizations expand partnerships and supply chains and with employees working from home due to the pandemic the stakes are higher than ever. DDoS attacks have grown in sophistication as well as in bandwidth and throughput, says Roland Dobbins, principal engineer for network performance firm NetScout. We see new DDoS vectors discovered or developed by more skilled attackers, more rapidly weaponized, incorporated into DDoS-for-hire services, and made accessible to
DDoS extortion is back…
ANALYSIS A growth in ransom-related DDoS (RDDoS) attacks has accompanied a growing sophistication and diversity in attack vectors over the last year, according to a range of security vendors quizzed by
The Daily Swig.
Types of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can include volumetric, protocol-based, and application-based assaults. Many are slung from so-called botnets of compromised computers, mobiles, or IoT devices.
Means, motive, and opportunity
The most common motives for launching a DDoS and jamming an adversary/competitor’s web performance include extorting victims for financial gain or to serve as a decoy tactic for another cyber-attack.