Episode 8 - DDOS and DOS (Denial of Service)

We will cover - What is a DOS and DDOS. What is the difference. Why attackers might use them. How to protect against them.

Further reading:

NCSC blog on DOS:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/denial-service-dos-guidance-collection

Wikipedia info on DDOS - includes history of and large attacks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Cloudflare info on DDOS:

https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/

Attack map showing attacks and research on costs etc:

https://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/

LOIC!:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Orbit_Ion_Cannon

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