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DoS DDoS

The document provides an overview of DoS and DDoS attacks, explaining their mechanisms, goals, and potential impacts on organizations. It outlines various types of attacks, signs of an ongoing attack, preventive measures, and the importance of real-time monitoring and incident response. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for post-attack analysis and improved security measures to enhance defenses against future threats.

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DoS DDoS

The document provides an overview of DoS and DDoS attacks, explaining their mechanisms, goals, and potential impacts on organizations. It outlines various types of attacks, signs of an ongoing attack, preventive measures, and the importance of real-time monitoring and incident response. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for post-attack analysis and improved security measures to enhance defenses against future threats.

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Understanding

DOS/DDoS attacks:
The hows and the whats
Introduction to DoS and
DDoS
• DoS: is a cyber-attack aimed at making a machine
or network resource unavailable to its intended
users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting
services.

• DDoS: Similar to a DoS attack but involves multiple


compromised systems (often part of a botnet) to
launch a coordinated attack on a single target.
Purpose and Impact
• Goals of Attackers:
1. Disrupt services,
2. cause financial loss,
3. tarnish reputations.

• Potential Damage:
1. Downtime,
2. lost revenue,
3. diminished customer trust.
How DoS Attacks Work
• Mechanism: Overwhelming the Server: Attackers
flood a server with excessive requests, exhausting
its resources and causing it to become
unresponsive.

• Exploits the TCP handshake process, sending


numerous SYN requests and leaving the server with
half-open connections.
How DDoS Attacks Work
• Multiple Attack Sources: Attackers use a network of
compromised computers (botnet) to generate
overwhelming traffic.

• Botnets: are compromised devices controlled by an


attacker to launch a coordinated attack, making it
more difficult to mitigate.
Types of DoS/DDoS
Attacks
• Volume-based Attacks: High volume of traffic aimed at
overwhelming the bandwidth of the target.Examples:
UDP floods, ICMP floods.

• Protocol Attacks: Exploits weaknesses in protocols to


consume server resources. Examples: SYN floods,
Ping of Death.

• Application Layer Attacks: Target specific applications


to exhaust server resources.Examples: HTTP floods.
Signs of a DoS/DDoS
Attack
1. Unusually Slow Network Performance: Delays in
loading websites or services.Unavailability of a
Particular Website: Difficulty accessing specific
websites.

2. Inability to Access Any Website: Complete


disruption of network access.
Preventive Measures
• Network Security, Firewalls and IDS: Implement firewalls and
intrusion detection systems to filter out malicious traffic.

• Rate Limiting and Traffic Filtering: Limit the number of requests a


server can handle.

• Redundancy Multiple Data Centers: Distribute services across


multiple locations to balance load.

• Load Balancing: Use load balancers to distribute traffic evenly.

• DDoS Mitigation Services: Cloudflare, Akamai etc...


Real-time Monitoring
and Detection

• Monitoring ToolsNetwork Monitoring: Tools like


Nagios, Zabbix to monitor traffic in real-time.

• Importance of Real-time Alerts: Immediate


notification of abnormal activities.

• Traffic Analysis: Use analytics tools to identify


unusual traffic patterns indicating an attack.
Incident Response Plan

• Immediate Detection and Verification.


• Implement rate limiting, traffic filtering, and
other measures.
• Notifying Stakeholders.
• Customer Communication.
• Reporting the Attack to relevant authorities
and follow legal protocols.
Post-Attack Analysis
• Assessing Damage/Evaluate Impact: Determine
the extent of damage to systems and data.
• Analyze Attack Vector: Understand how the attack
was carried out and identify vulnerabilities.
• Improve Defenses: Update security measures to
prevent future attacks.
• Reporting and Documentation: Create a detailed
report of the incident and response actions for
future reference.
Improved Security
Measures

• Review Security Policies: Update and strengthen


security policies and protocols.

• Employee Training: Train employees on best


practices to avoid future attacks.

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