Information Security Handbook

5 Prevention of DOS/DDOS Attacks Through Expert Honey Mesh Security Infrastructure

Shehneela Khan, Tariq Ali, Umar Draz, Sana Yasin, Muazzam A. Khan, and Amjad Ali

CONTENTS

1. 5.1 Introduction
2. 5.1.1 Types of DDOS Attacks
3. 5.1.1.1 Direct Flooding Attacks
4. 5.1.1.2 Remote-Controlled Network Attacks
5. 5.1.1.3 Reflective Flooding Attacks
6. 5.1.1.4 Protocol Violation Attacks
7. 5.1.1.5 Fragmentation Attacks
8. 5.1.1.6 Network Infrastructure Attacks
9. 5.2 Working of DDOS Attacks
10. 5.2.1 Using a Botnet “Botnet” to Launch a DDOS Attack
11. 5.2.2 Prevention Measures of DDOS Attacks
12. 5.2.3 Never Overestimate the Defenses of the Network
13. 5.2.4 Create a Reference Model to Better Identify Active Attacks
14. 5.2.5 Apply the Latest Patches of Suppliers
15. 5.2.6 Secure the IoT Devices