DDoS

Attack types, protection concepts, and key terms.

DDoS

DDoS attacks aim to make services unavailable by overload. Defense depends on attack type and layer.

Early detection, filtering, and sufficient network capacity are critical.

Key points

Was DDoS auszeichnet

Layer 4 attacks target transport and volume.

Layer 7 attacks target applications and logic.

Protection is usually multi-layered (network, edge, application).

SLA, detection time, and mitigation time matter.

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