Cloud computing allows on-demand access to a shared pool of resources, including networks, servers, storage and services. DoS and DDoS attacks are serious threats to the availability of services offered on the cloud because of the various new … [Read more...] about DDoS Attacks in Cloud Computing
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What is Second-Hand DDoS?
As enterprises increasingly depend on hosted infrastructure and services, they are placing themselves at greater risk of second-hand DDoS attacks. The size and scale of hosting or datacentre operator network infrastructures and their huge customer … [Read more...] about What is Second-Hand DDoS?
What is an IP Null Attack and is Null Routing an Effective Mitigation Technique?
According to RFC rules, the IP packet header should contain information on its transport level protocol. Packets contain IPv4 headers that carry this information. When the value of this field is set to zero, the packets can evade security measures … [Read more...] about What is an IP Null Attack and is Null Routing an Effective Mitigation Technique?