The evolution of DDoS
Steve Mansfield-Devine · Computer Fraud & Security · 2014
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are an all too familiar part of the threat landscape. They gained wide public attention thanks to their use by the likes of Anonymous and are now closely associated with hacktivism and other political uses. But DDoS has its origins in criminal activity and it's there that we're seeing the technique evolve. We interviewed David Larson, CTO of Corero Network Security, about the changing nature of DDoS attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are an all too familiar part of the threat landscape, with high-profile use by the likes of Anonymous. But DDoS is evolving most in the hands of cyber-criminals. As David Larson, CTO of Corero Network Security, explains in this interview, DDoS is now frequently used as part of hybrid attacks, to mask more sinister activities such as malware injection or data exfiltration. And you can fall victim to a DDoS attack even if you are not the intended target.