TITLE:
The History, Trend, Types, and Mitigation of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
AUTHORS:
Richard Kabanda, Bertrand Byera, Henrietta Emeka, Khaja Taiyab Mohiuddin
KEYWORDS:
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service Attacks) and DoS (Denial of Service Attacks), DAC (DDoS Attack Coefficient), Flood, SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), XDR (Extended Detection and Response), ACK-SYN (Synchronize Acknowledge Packet), ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), Cyberwarfare
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Information Security,
Vol.14 No.4,
October
27,
2023
ABSTRACT: Over time,
the world has transformed digitally and there is total dependence on the internet.
Many more gadgets are continuously interconnected in the internet ecosystem. This fact has made the Internet a
global information source for every being. Despite all this, attacker knowledge
by cybercriminals has advanced and resulted in different attack methodologies on
the internet and its data stores. This paper will discuss the origin and significance
of Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). These kinds
of attacks remain the most effective methods used by the bad guys to cause substantial
damage in terms of operational, reputational, and financial damage to organizations
globally. These kinds of attacks have hindered network performance and availability. The victim’s network is flooded
with massive illegal traffic hence, denying genuine traffic from passing through
for authorized users. The paper will explore detection mechanisms, and mitigation
techniques for this network threat.