Internet Denial of Service: Attack and Defense Mechanisms

Suddenly your Web
server becomes unavailable. When you investigate, you realize that a
flood of packets is surging into your network. You have just become one
of the hundreds of thousands of victims of a denial-of-service attack,
a pervasive and growing threat to the Internet. What do you do?
Internet Denial of Service sheds light on a complex and fascinating
form of computer attack that impacts the confidentiality, integrity,
and availability of millions of computers worldwide. It tells the
network administrator, corporate CTO, incident responder, and student
how DDoS attacks are prepared and executed, how to think about DDoS,
and how to arrange computer and network defenses. ...

It also provides a suite of actions that can be taken before, during, and
after an attack. Inside, you`ll find comprehensive information on the following topics How denial-of-service attacks are waged How to improve
your network`s resilience to denial-of-service attacks What to do when
you are involved in a denial-of-service attack The laws that apply to
these attacks and their implications How often denial-of-service
attacks occur, how strong they are, and the kinds of damage they can
cause Real examples of denial-of-service attacks as experienced by the
attacker, victim, and unwitting accomplices The authors` extensive
experience in handling denial-of-service attacks and researching
defense approaches is laid out clearly in practical, detailed terms.

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