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Suddenly your Web server becomes unavailable. When you
investigate, you realize that a flood of packets is surging into
your network. You have just become one of the hundreds of thousands
of victims of a denial-of-service attack, a pervasive and growing
threat to the Internet. What do you do?
Internet Denial of Service sheds light on a
complex and fascinating form of computer attack that impacts the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of millions of
computers worldwide. It tells the network administrator, corporate
CTO, incident responder, and student how DDoS attacks are prepared
and executed, how to think about DDoS, and how to arrange computer
and network defenses. It also provides a suite of actions that can
be taken before, during, and after an attack.
Inside, you'll find comprehensive information on the following
topics
How denial-of-service attacks are waged
How to improve your network's resilience to denial-of-service
attacks
What to do when you are involved in a denial-of-service
attack
The laws that apply to these attacks and their
implications
How often denial-of-service attacks occur, how strong they are,
and the kinds of damage they can cause
Real examples of denial-of-service attacks as experienced by
the attacker, victim, and unwitting accomplices
The authors' extensive experience in handling denial-of-service
attacks and researching defense approaches is laid out clearly in
practical, detailed terms. |
