An analysis of the DoS Project's trin00 master/slave programs, which implement a distributed network denial of service tool.
An analysis of "stacheldraht", a distributed denial of service attack tool, based on source code from the "Tribe Flood Network" distributed denial of service attack tool.
Discussion of the main DoS methods and how to protect your PCs and servers from them. [NetworkMagazine.com]
Special notice and analysis of Rootkit/Smurf Payload Toolkit v 1.1.
A DDoS exploit multiplies the disruptive power of denial of service attacks. The article discusses methods used and how to detect them. [NetworkMagazine.com]
February 1991 article on state of DDoS attacks, and what has been learned to that point.
Definition plus discussion of various types of DoS attacks and how they work, including Buffer Overflow, SYN, Teardrop and Smurf.
Knowledge base: including news articles, white papers, and advisories.
Article by M. E. Kabay about the effect of DDoS attacks on major e-commerce sites, and the legal ramifications thereof.
Shawn P. McCarthy provides a quick overview of various kinds of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. He also explains why defending against this type of attack requires upstream infrastructure providers to cooperate with the victim.
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