By commanding thousands of "zombie" devices to ping a single target simultaneously, the attacker creates a traffic spike that is nearly impossible to block via simple IP filtering. Furthermore, the use of —such as spoofing a target's IP to request data from DNS or NTP servers—allows an attacker to turn a small amount of outgoing traffic into a massive "tidal wave" of data hitting the victim. 3. Motivations and Impact
Capping the number of requests a server will accept from a single IP address. Denial_of_Service.rar
Groups may target government or corporate websites to protest policies or social issues. By commanding thousands of "zombie" devices to ping
The motives behind launching a DoS attack vary as widely as the targets themselves. Motivations and Impact Capping the number of requests
Denial-of-Service attacks generally fall into two categories: flood attacks and vulnerability exploits.
Sometimes, a loud DDoS attack is used as a "smokescreen" to distract IT security teams while a more subtle data theft (breach) occurs quietly in the background. 4. Defense and Mitigation
In the world of online gaming or business, rivals may use DoS tools to disrupt a competitor’s service to gain an advantage.