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Large Scale and Big Data
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Large Scale and Big Data

by Sherif Sakr, Mohamed Gaber
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
636 pages
23h 13m
English
Auerbach Publications
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14.5.2 maChine-generateD attaCks anD iP size Distributions
Machine-generated attacks can be performed in various ways, depending on the
resources available, motivations, and skills of the attackers. For instance, if an
attacker controls a large number of hosts through a botnet, the attack can be highly
distributed across the available hosts to maximize the overall amount of trafc
generated while maintaining a low-activity prole for each individual host. This
type of attacks is referred to as botnet-based attacks. Conversely, if an attacker
controls a few hosts but still wants to generate a large amount of trafc, she can use
anonymizing proxies, such as TOR nodes, to hide the actual source IPs involved. This ...
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ISBN: 9781466581500