DDoS: The Shifting Sands Of Volumetric Attacks
Imagine your favorite online store suddenly becomes unreachable. You can't browse, you can't buy, and a simple "Server Not Found" error mocks your shopping spree. This isn't necessarily a technical glitch; it could be a deliberate attack, a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, crippling the website by overwhelming it with malicious traffic. But what exactly is a DDoS attack, and how can businesses protect themselves? Let's dive in.
Understanding DDoS Attacks
What is a DDoS Attack?
A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming it with a flood of internet traffic from multiple sources. Unlike a simple Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, which uses a single computer to launch the...
