Attack Types
DDoS Attack
Distributed Denial of Service attack
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is an attack aimed at overloading a target system with traffic from multiple sources, making it unavailable to legitimate users.
Types of DDoS Attacks
Volumetric Attacks
- UDP Flood
- ICMP Flood
- DNS Amplification
Protocol Attacks
- SYN Flood
- Ping of Death
- Smurf Attack
Application Layer
- HTTP Flood
- Slowloris
- RUDY (R-U-Dead-Yet)
Attack Metrics
- Gbps — gigabits per second (volume)
- Mpps — million packets per second
- RPS — requests per second
Protection
- CDN and WAF
- Rate limiting
- Traffic anomaly analysis
- Anycast networks
Related Terms
Category
DDoS, phishing, malware, social engineering