DDoS

What is a Smurf DDoS attack?

DDoS, DNS

Yes, the Smurf attack sounds cute and harmless, but we can assure you it is not. Instead, it is yet another DDoS attack that is made to...

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Ping of Death (PoD) – What is it, and how does it work? 

DDoS, Protection

Ping of Death sounds pretty scary, and it can bring down your server and keep it that way for an extended period of time using a simple...

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What is a DNS outage (DNS downtime), and how to avoid it?

DDoS, DNS, DNS Records, Domain names, Load balancing

Knowing what DNS is can already show you the answer to what DNS outage is. The clients won’t resolve your domain name, so they will get...

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What is ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)?

DDoS, Internet, Protocols

The ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a network layer protocol and also a supporting protocol in the Internet protocol suite. It...

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What is Enterprise DNS?

DDoS, DNS

The Enterprise DNS is a high-level class of DNS service. Its purpose is to serve medium and large companies. It must handle a considerable...

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DDoS amplification attacks by Memcached

DDoS • 2 Comments

What is DDoS amplification attack? These attacks usually use the UDP protocol. It is a simple connectionless communication model with a...

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