The Early Days: 1995-2000 Business on the Internet didn’t really get going until 1995 when Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com and Pierre Omidyar began AuctionWeb, which would become eBay. There were very few defenses in place at that time, as the … [Read more...] about The Early Days of DDoS Protection & Mitigation – Part 1
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What is the Motivation Behind a DDoS Attack?
DDoS attacks can have various motivations, from hobbyist hackers playing around to cybercriminals carrying out extortion rackets. DDoS attacks are fast becoming the most common type of cyberattack, growing rapidly in volume and number across 2017 and … [Read more...] about What is the Motivation Behind a DDoS Attack?
An Early History of DDoS Attacks
The first DoS attack was launched in 1974 by a 13-year-old called David Dennis who attended high school across the street from the Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory (CERL) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dennis realized he … [Read more...] about An Early History of DDoS Attacks