Well, unfortunately we have recently had much experience related to DDOS attacks. However, DeveloWare LLC can now offer DoS and DDoS security prevention along with our hosting services. So here is a summary of what we have learned through the process…
What is a DDoS attack?
DoS and DDoS attacks flood a Web server with false requests for information, overwhelming the system and ultimately crashing it. The following graphics explain how such attacks work and how companies can possibly prevent them. In effect the server can not handle all the requests, no matter how big and bad your server is. The nature of the attack is quite simple but has complex results on the machine being affected.
How a "denial of service" attack works
In a typical connection, the user sends a message asking the server to authenticate it. The server returns the authentication approval to the user. The user acknowledges this approval and then is allowed onto the server.
In a denial of service attack, the user sends several authentication requests to the server, filling it up. ...
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