DDoS Attacks
Distributed Denial of Service – DDoS
The Weapon of Choice
Why Choose DDoS?
Traditional DoS Attacks
Modern DDoS Attacks
DNS Reflection
Zero-Day
Encrypted SSL
Fighting Back
DDoS Mitigation
Infamous DDoS Attacks
MafiaBoy
Estonia Cyberattacks
SpamHaus
The Research
Conclusions

Estonia Cyberattacks
April, 2007 – Many websites of Estonian organizations (banks, ministries, newspapers, etc.) brought offline
The attacks ranged from ping floods to sophisticated botnets
A leader in the pro-Kremlin youth movement took credit for organizing the attacks – which had political motives
Experts believe the attacks had the blessing and help of Russian authorities