DDOS Attack Tutorial, DDOS Meaning & DDOS Protect Tactics: Ebay DDOS Attackers Plead Guilty; Used "Low Orbit Ion Cannon" DDOS Tool

Monday, December 9, 2013

Ebay DDOS Attackers Plead Guilty; Used "Low Orbit Ion Cannon" DDOS Tool

"In a plea agreement, the accused admitted using the Low Orbit Ion Cannon tool, Anonymous's favourite website flooding utility, to hit PayPal as part of "Operation Avenge Assange:'" The Register

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/09/paypal_13_guilty_pleas/

Media reports claimed denial of service attack cost Ebay $5.5 million. Ebay founder said in effect the DDOS tool gave each hactivist the online power of 6,000 protestors...

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How to Stop DDOS Attacks

Here are the top 5 tips from Network World, plus one from us, on how to stop DDOS.

#1: It’s critical to recognize early that an attack is occurring. The best practice for how to stop DDOS attacks including preparing beforehand, maintaining situational awareness and detecting attacks as soon as they start.

#2: Get an anti-DDOS mitigation provider and make sure it shares data with you.

#3: Understand the type of DoS attack that’s coming. (ensure your DDOS protect strategy includes analysis of SYN floods, UDP floods or blended DOS attacks)

#4: Be clear about pricing with your anti-DoS mitigation provider.

#5: Motivations for DDoS attacks are many. You may need to understand you attacker's motive before knowing best how to stop a DDOS attack.

[Our comment: Now that you're thinking about how to stop a DDOS attack, also make sure you've got a DDOS attack plan and have practiced it.]

Get the full story on DDOS mitigation, including when to focus on DDOS protect strategies given the new times DOS attackers like to hit, here:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/012914-ddos-tips-278181.html