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Current Filter: Network>>>>>> In a state of denial? Editorial Type: White Paper Date: 12-2013 Views: 2460  Key Topics: Networking Security DDoS DDoS Cybercrime Key Companies: Citrix Key Products: NetScaler Key Industries: |  | ||
| The past couple of years have seen a marked resurgence of denial of service (DoS) attacks. Not
only is this availability-threatening class of attack firmly back on the radar screens of today’s network
and security operations teams, but the nature of the threat has changed as well. The largest Internet companies are no longer the primary targets.
Now every business, regardless of size or industry segment, is at risk. Detecting these attacks is also much harder than in the past, as stealthy, low-bandwidth application layer variants focused on exhausting backend resources join the ever-familiar, high-volume attacks intended to flood network pipes or knock over critical network devices/services. Detecting these attacks is also much harder than in the past, as stealthy, low-bandwidth application layer variants focused on exhausting backend resources join the ever-familiar, high-volume attacks intended to flood network pipes or knock over critical network devices/services. This white paper examines the current DoS landscape and discusses common approaches for dealing with the modern DoS threat. It explains how the Citrix NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) provides a robust yet highly affordable foundation for an organization’s DoS defenses. To read the full white paper as a PDF click here | |||
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