Episode 8 - DDOS

Understanding Cyber

Episode 8 - DDOS and DOS (Denial of Service) We will cover - What is a DOS and DDOS. What is the difference. Why attackers might use them. How to protect against them. Further reading: NCSC blog on DOS: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/denial-service-dos-guidance-collection Wikipedia info on DDOS - includes history of and large attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack Cloudflare info on DDOS: https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/ Attack map showing attacks and research on costs etc: https://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/ LOIC!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Orbit_Ion_Cannon Music by Jahzzar and used under CC BY-SA 4.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/