DDoS attack: A Review on network security

  • Unique Paper ID: 154746
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 344-350
  • Abstract:
  • A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack as name indicates is simply an attempt by an attacker to exhaust the resources available to a network, application or service so that authorize users cannot gain access in distributed manner. The Denial of Service (DOS) attacks are one of the most widely spread problems faced by most of the Internet Service Providers (ISP's) today. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks cause serious impact on the computer network systems and DDoS is kind of DoS attack which attacker spread with distributed form with the help of malicious Botnet computers or system. DDoS attacks carry six figure price tag for businesses, costs large businesses an average of $444,000 in lost revenue. Overall, nearly 1 in 5 businesses experienced a DoS attack during the year-long study period, so it is necessary to counter DDoS attack.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 344-350

DDoS attack: A Review on network security

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