Essays about: "Distributed Denial of Service"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words Distributed Denial of Service.

1. 21. Detecting a Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack Using Speed Test Data: A Case Study on an Attack with Nationwide Impact

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Karl Andersson; Marcus Odlander; [2015]
   Keywords : DDoS; Threshold; Speedtest;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a case study that investigates a large Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack and how it affected speed tests observed by the crowd-based speed test application Bredbandskollen.  Furthermore, the thesis also investigates the possibility of using crowd-based speed tests as a method to detect a DDoS attack. READ MORE

3. 22. Denial-of-service attack : A realistic implementation of a DoS attack

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Jonas Skog Andersen; Ammar Alderhally; [2015]
   Keywords : DOS; DDOS; Attack; Denial of Service; Distributed denial of service attack; HTTP POST; HTTP POST attack;

   Abstract : This report describes some of the most well known denial of service attacks (DoS-attacks). This will be done in the first part of the report, the second part describes an implementation of a DoS-attack. READ MORE

4. 23. Distributed denial of service attacks : Protection, Mitigation, and Economic Consequences

   University essay from KTH/Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab)

   Author : Martin Eklund; Patrik Ståhlberg; [2015]
   Keywords : DDoS; Zombie; Botnet; Botmaster; Spoofing; DDoS; Zombie; Botnet; Botmaster; Spoofing;

   Abstract : Distributed Denial of Service attacks is a problem that constantly threatens companies that rely on the internet for major parts of their business. A successful DDoS attack that manages to penetrate a company’s network can lead to devastating damages in the form of lost income, reduced productivity, increase in costs, and damage to the company’s image and reputation. READ MORE

5. 24. Security challenges within Software Defined Networks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

   Author : Haroon Ahmed; Gabriel Sund; [2014]
   Keywords : Software Defined Networks SDN ; network security; denial of service; distributed denial of service; multi-tenancy; mjukvarudefinierat nätverk; nätverkssäkerhet; överbelastningsattack; distribuerad överbelastningsattack; multitenans;

   Abstract : A large amount of today's communication occurs within data centers where a large number of virtual servers (running one or more virtual machines) provide service providers with the infrastructure needed for their applications and services. In this thesis, we will look at the next step in the virtualization revolution, the virtualized network. READ MORE

6. 25. The Current State of DDoS Defense

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

   Author : Sebastian Nilsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Information Security; Distributed denial of service attacks; Botnet;

   Abstract : A DDoS attack is an attempt to bring down a machine connected to the Internet. This is done by having multiple computers repeatedly sending requests to tie up a server making it unable to answer legitimate requests. DDoS attacks are currently one of the biggest security threats on the internet according to security experts. READ MORE