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DDoS Attack

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  • • Subject Focus: Network Security & Cryptography Notes in English (BCA / B.Tech Syllabus)
  • • Core Topic: DDoS Attack - General Topics
  • • Overview: What is a DDoS Attack? A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a type of cyber attack in which a server, network, or website is overloaded wit...
  • • Key Concepts: DDOS, Distributed denial service types volumetric Hindi, Protocol application mitigation,DDOS, Distributed denial service types volumetric, Protocol application mitigation

What is a DDoS Attack?


A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a type of cyber attack in which a server, network, or website is overloaded with excessive traffic, making it unavailable to users. It is a very serious and common type of attack in the field of cybersecurity, aimed at disrupting the services of a website or network.

How does a DDoS attack work?
The goal of a DDoS attack is to send such a large volume of fake traffic to a service that it becomes overloaded and legitimate users cannot access it. This traffic is sent not from a single source, but from various computers and devices (often called a botnet).

Stages of a DDoS Attack:
The attack involves building a botnet of infected "zombie" computers, initiating the attack by instructing the botnet to flood the target with traffic, overloading the server, and causing a temporary shutdown of the service.

Types of DDoS Attacks:
Volumetric Attacks: Overload network bandwidth (e.g., UDP flood).
Protocol Attacks: Exploit weaknesses in network protocols to overwhelm the system (e.g., SYN flood).
Application Layer Attacks: Target services and software on a web application (e.g., HTTP flood).

Reasons, Impact, and Prevention of DDoS Attacks:
Reasons: Hacktivism, business competition, ransom, or personal enmity.
Impact: Financial loss, damage to brand reputation, and security risks.
Prevention: Expanding network bandwidth, using a Content Delivery Network (CDN), a Web Application Firewall (WAF), anti-DDoS services, rate limiting, and filtering/blocking malicious traffic.

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In this Chapter

DDoS Attack
Network Security
Models of Network & Cryptography
MANET (Mobile Ad-Hoc Network)
Web Security
Email Security
Phishing
SET (Secure Electronic Transaction)
Cyber Ethics
Server Management
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Malware
What is a Botnet?
What is a Backdoor Attack?
What is a Hash Function?
IP Security (IPSec)
IP Spoofing
Proxy Server
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Viruses
Spyware
Flooding Attacks
Hacking
Buffer Overflow
Information Warfare
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
DES (Data Encryption Standard)
Brute-Force Attack
Active and Passive Attacks
Transposition Techniques
Caesar Cipher
Avenues of Attack
What is SSH (Secure Shell)?
Identity Theft | What is Identity Theft?
PGP & Hashing
Virus Scanner | What is a Virus Scanner?
Virus Dropper | What is a Virus Dropper?
Fog Computing | What is Fog Computing?
MDS & HTTPS | What are MDS & HTTPS
DNS | What is the Domain Name System
Kerberos Protocol | What is the Kerberos Protocol
Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
Teardrop Attack | What is a Teardrop Attack
Digital Signature | What is a Digital Signature
Kali Linux | What is Kali Linux
Symmetric & Asymmetric Encryption in Hindi
IPv4 & IPv6 | IPv4 vs IPv6