How to Protect Yourself from DDoS Attacks?
- Take quick action: Sooner the DDoS attack is identified, the quicker the harm can be resisted. Companies should provide DDoS services or a certain kind of technology so that the heavy traffic can be realized and worked upon as soon as possible.
- Configure firewalls and routers: Firewalls and routers should be configured in such a way that they reject bogus traffic and you should keep your routers as well as firewalls updated with the latest security patches.
- Consider artificial intelligence: While present defenses of advanced firewalls and intrusion detection systems are very common, Artificial Intelligence is being used to develop new systems.
- Secure your Internet of Things devices: To keep your devices from becoming a part of a botnet, it’s smart to make sure your computers have trusted security software. It’s important to keep it updated with the latest security patches.
What is DDoS(Distributed Denial of Service)?
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is a type of DOS attack where multiple systems, which are trojan infected, target a particular system which causes a DoS attack.
A DDoS attack uses multiple servers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource. A DDoS attack is one of the most powerful weapons on the cyber platform. When you come to know about a website being brought down, it generally means it has become a victim of a DDoS attack. This means that the hackers have attacked your website or PC by imposing heavy traffic. Thus, crashing the website or computer due to overloading.
Example: In 2000, Michael Calce, a 15-year-old boy who used the online name “Mafiaboy”, was behind one of the first DDoS attacks. He hacked into the computer networks of various different universities. He used their servers to operate a DDoS attack that brought down several websites such as eBay and Yahoo. In 2016, Dyn was hit with a massive DDoS attack that took down major websites and services such as Netflix, PayPal, Amazon, and GitHub.
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