There are ways in which the many stakeholders involved in improving the Internet can reduce the threat of DDoS attacks. One of the most notable examples of joint collaboration came out of the Network Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task … [Read more...] about Are there Best Practices for the Entire Internet to Help Mitigate Against DDoS Attacks?
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What is Memcached DDoS?
Memcached is a tool used to cache data and lessen strain on large data stores, such as disk or databases. The memcached protocol involves the server being queried for information about key value stories. It was built to be used on systems that are … [Read more...] about What is Memcached DDoS?
DDoS Protection Service: Cloudflare
Cloudflare offers a variety of security features alongside its CDN services, always including DDoS protection and a range of pricing tiers, including a free option. All four pricing options include unmetered mitigation of DDoS attacks; the business … [Read more...] about DDoS Protection Service: Cloudflare
The Last Decade in DDoS
DDoS attacks have seen a huge explosion in size and scale over the last decade. The last three years alone have seen the largest DDoS attack in history milestone be repeatedly knocked down. One of the most interesting of these in terms of politics … [Read more...] about The Last Decade in DDoS
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?