{"id":7320,"date":"2023-09-15T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zayo1.burbledev.com\/?post_type=resources&p=7320"},"modified":"2024-06-25T22:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T04:16:20","slug":"types-of-ddos-attacks-and-how-to-prevent-them","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/zayoeutrans.burbledev.com\/fr\/resources\/types-of-ddos-attacks-and-how-to-prevent-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of DDoS Attacks and How to Prevent Them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Tyler Burke, <\/em>IP and DDoS Product Manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many DDoS attack types are there? Scores, really. In this blog, I\u2019ve categorized them into three main groups: volumetric, application-layer, and protocol-layer attacks. And I explain why it just doesn\u2019t matter<\/em> which attack type targets your business.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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What is a DDoS Attack?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack \u2013 no matter the type \u2013 is a deliberate, targeted cyberattack that aims to overwhelm your organization\u2019s Internet resources. The motivation of the attacker can range from profit to politics, from boredom to bragging rights, from revenge to ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A successful attack disrupts your online presence. Your customers cannot reach your websites. Your systems are down. Your business stands still. And regaining the lost revenue, productivity, and brand reputation from an attack isn\u2019t cheap. Companies spend an average of $200,000<\/a> recovering from a single attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A successful attack also reveals your organization\u2019s security weaknesses to the attacker. You may feel that the short, 3-minute attack you endured last week wasn\u2019t so bad. But now your attacker knows just where to strike for the next \u2013 more damaging \u2013 blitz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re into math, the odds are not in your favor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve seen a sharp rise in the number of DDoS attacks this year alone<\/em>. Across industries, there were 387% more DDoS attacks in Q2 than in Q1<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the increase? The sophistication of automation<\/a> removes human limitations from the activity. Botnets can be purchased on the web for less than $1000<\/a>. The most amateur attacker can now easily launch an attack and profit from the damage caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across all measurable metrics \u2013 the frequency, size, and duration <\/em>of DDoS attacks are becoming worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3 Types of DDoS Attacks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DDoS attacks are becoming more surgical. Rather than clogging your entire IP space with bogus traffic, attacks can now target a particular application or protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at the different types of attacks you may experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Volumetric DDoS Attacks \u2013 saturates the network layer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Historically the most common, but least \u201celegant\u201d of the DDoS attack types, volumetric attacks occur at the network layer. The intent of the attacker is to overwhelm your IP network bandwidth with a large amount of illegitimate traffic. When this happens, your users and customers (all that legitimate traffic) cannot get through to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you know you\u2019re under a volumetric DDoS attack?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no known cause for the increased traffic, across your network (not just for a single application) \u2013 you\u2019re experiencing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n