Smurf attack explained.

Written by Preston on September 23, 2021 in DDoS attack with no comments.

A Smurf attack is a form of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that is performed at the network layer. The name of this attack comes from the malware DDoS.Smurf, which hackers use to execute it.  The Smurf attack has a very similar technique to ping floods, but they are a form of Denial of […]

DDoS attack – Definition

Written by Preston on September 21, 2021 in DDoS attack with no comments.

A DDoS attack or Distributed Denial of Service attack is a cyber-attack that attempts to make an online service unavailable to users. Usually, it is performed by disrupting the services of the hosting server. A DDoS attack is initiated with many compromised devices, and they often are spread all over the world. These devices are […]