![]() They can also use the resources of the network equipment on the periphery of the server (such a firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and switches). These attacks often use the server's resources rather than bandwidth going to and from of the server. These attacks include ICMP and UDP floods. The resources used might simply be bandwidth. The attacker simply sends a large volume of packets to the target thereby using up all the resources. You can categorize denial-of-service attacks into at least three different types, which include: ![]() Before we do that, though, I want to point out that some of the tools we have already explored here on Null Byte are useful for DoS attacks, including Hping, Nmap, Metasploit, and even Aircrack-ng (for DoSing wireless access points). In this article, I want to lay some groundwork on the techniques for DoSing and provide you with some of the tools to do so. In recent years, DoS and DDoS attacks (the latter of which involves more than one attack source) have been growing rapidly and more and more companies/websites are employing specialized anti-DoS tools and techniques (among the most popular and most expensive is Incapsula). Some have gone so far as to say that an eight-year-old could participate in a DoS attack, and there is some truth to that statement since some tools make it as easy as putting in an IP address and hitting "Start." In general, a DoS attack is the easiest and least sophisticated type of attack. More sophisticated attacks will cause the system to crash or create a infinite loop that uses all of the system's CPU cycles. In its simplest form, it uses up all of the system resources so that others can't connect. ![]() On the other hand, we have not spent a lot of time on denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.įor those of you who are new here, a denial of service is basically a simple attack that keeps the target system from operating as it should. Over the years, we have examined multiple ways to own, exploit, or compromise a system. ![]()
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