The History, Trend, Types, and Mitigation of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
- 1 College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, USA
- 2 College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, USA
- 3 College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, USA
- 4 College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, USA
Abstract
Over time, the world has transformed digitally and there is total dependence on the internet. Many more gadgets are continuously interconnected in the int ernet ecosystem. This fact has made the Internet a global information sourc e for every being. Despite all this, attacker knowledge by cybercriminals has advanced and resulted in different attack methodologies on the internet and its data stores. This paper will discuss the origin and significance of Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). These kinds of attacks remain the most effective methods used by the bad guys to cause substantial damage in terms of operational, reputational, and financial damage to organizations globally. These kinds of attacks have hindered network performa nce and availability. The victim’s network is flooded with massive illegal traffic hence, denying genuine traffic from passing through for authorized users. The paper will explore detection mechanisms, and mitigation techniques f or this network threat.
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