Five dastardly Distributed Denial of Service attacks

As DDoS becomes a favourite of everyone from script-kiddies to nation states, we look at five noteworthy attacks.

Expert Guest Blogger Jeff Jedras / January 25, 2013 / 0 Comment

Tags: cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, DDoS, distributed denial of service, Featured, IT security

While all Internet attacks obviously require a certain level of sophistication, in the world of cyberwarfare the Directed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of the most simple: ping a target server with more requests than it can handle, so legitimate users can’t get through or the server crashes.

It can also be effective, which is why the DDoS has become a common form of cyberattack, now bring employed by countries as cyberware gains state-sponsorship.

This week, expertIP looks at some of the more high-profile DDoS attacks in cyberhistory.

Five Dastardly Distributed Denial of Service Attacks from JeffJedras

About the author / Jeff Jedras

A veteran technology journalist who has covered everything from start-ups and the reseller channel to smartphones and enterprise IT, Jeff Jedras was reporting on cloud computing before the term had even been invented. His work has appeared in trade magazines such as Computer Dealer News and ComputerWorld Canada, as well as newspapers such as The Ottawa Citizen and The Vancouver Sun. And he still loves his BlackBerry.