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Carpet Bombing and the Rise in DDoS Attacks

By Rick Yuzzi | February 1st, 2023 |Categories: DDoS Attacks, Distributed Denial of Service Attacks, Types of DDoS Attacks, Carpet Bombing, Multi-Vector DDoS Attacks

Over time, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have grown and evolved into threats that have targeted businesses across the globe. Because so many of our daily activities are Internet-based, an attack can disrupt network services and [...]

The Why and How of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

By Rick Yuzzi | July 3rd, 2019 |Categories: DDoS Attacks, Distributed Denial of Service Attacks, Types of DDoS Attacks, Motivation for DDoS Attacks

DDoS attacks have continued to increase in number and sophistication, including those that can now leverage consumer IoT devices as a part of the attack. Who is behind DDoS attacks and what is their motivation? There are different reasons why DDoS [...]

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