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2022 holiday DDoS protection guide

November 15, 2022 admin cybersecurity, ddos protection, Microsoft security intelligence, Network Security, Security strategies, Threat protection

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The holiday season is an exciting time for many people as they get to relax, connect with friends and family, and celebrate traditions. Organizations also have much to rejoice about during the holidays (for example, more sales for retailers and more players for gaming companies). Unfortunately, cyber attackers also look forward to this time of year to celebrate an emerging holiday tradition—distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Anatomy of a DDoS amplification attack

May 28, 2022 admin cybersecurity, ddos, ddos amplification, ddos protection, Microsoft security intelligence

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Amplification attacks are one of the most common distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack vectors. These attacks are typically categorized as flooding or volumetric attacks, where the attacker succeeds in generating more traffic than the target can process, resulting in exhausting its resources due to the amount of traffic it receives.

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