ISPadmin: understanding and mitigating DDoS attacks
Robert Haskins · ;login:: the magazine of USENIX & SAGE · 2005
In this edition of ISPadmin, I take a look at distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. No matter if you are a service provider, an organization with an Internet presence, or an individual with a high-speed internet connection, you may be the unlucky recipient of a DDoS attack. The focus for this article will be on network-based attacks, though DDoS attaks can take many forms.