DDoS attacks on the rise and being used to mask other, more significant breaches. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Network security. (2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 2
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(15)30074-X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : There has been a sharp rise in the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and we're seeing a larger proportion of massive 'mega-attacks'. And DDoS is increasingly being used not to take down sites, but to mask other forms of hacking.