Here is a very commonly used script, written by MediaLayer for thwarting DDoS attacks. You can learn more about the script, its source code and licensing information from here.
User at your own risk.
Posts Tagged ddos attacks
DDoS Deflate Script
Sep 30
Botnets the herds of zombie (compromised) computers that together cause distributed denial of service attacks, need to be curtailed, but service providers have always thought of this as not their problem. Well, that notion could be changing soon. Working together service providers could put a noose around the botnets and strangling their bandwidth. Read more on this article here.
Cyborgs for Cyber Defense.
Sep 28
And I quote… (because I cannot possibly do justice to the opening paragraph).
“Stardate: The future. Scenario: North America is under attack from a highly skilled group of cybercriminals intent on bringing down major Internet exchange points. In a federal cybersecurity operations center, the commanding officer, whose brain has been augmented with powerful stimulation to the areas that control stress response and interpretation of external events, is able to spot the key deceptive elements in the cyber attack. With the help of a special helmet-style simulation display, the commander counters the attack expertly.”
Here is a great blog covering the Russian Business Network …aka RBN. RBN is notorious for botnet rentals, denial of service attacks, phishing, spamming, etc.
The blog is a very detailed, thorough and well laid out blog (don’t get to see this very often). Hats off to the blog owner for excellent coverage.
Here is an article in E-Commerce Journal. The article, which is adequately detailed, summarizes about DDoS attacks and where to seek help. The answers are provided by I guess Dragonara (a DDoS protection specialist).
Cisco’s latest batch of 11 IOS updates that address various vulnerabilities in the world’s favorite Router OEM has Cisco itself worried, and rightly so. The vulnerabilities if exploited can do some serious harm vis-à-vis denial of service attacks.
MrCracker on Botnets.
Sep 25
It is not everyday that you come across a nice, well-written and equally well illustrated article on Botnets. I came across this article written on this blog called (aptly) MrCracker. The article is on Botnets and is definitely an article worth reading to get a sense of semblance and bearing on the whole Botnet scene.
Here is an interesting short-read article on The Myth of the Unstoppable “State-Sponsored” Cyber Attack.
Verisign on its Press Release page today announced that it was introducing a monitoring-only solution for DDoS attacks. The service essentially allows enterprise customers and service providers to see what sort of traffic patterns are building up, especially with respect to malicious attack traffic.
More can be read on the Press Release.