Distributed Denial of Service Attack and Defense

This brief provides readers a complete and self-contained resource for information about DDoS attacks and how to defend against them. It presents the latest developments in this increasingly crucial field along with background context and survey material. The book also supplies an overview of DDoS attack issues, DDoS attack detection methods, DDoS attack source traceback, and details on how hackers organize DDoS attacks. The author concludes with future directions of the field, including the impact of DDoS attacks on cloud computing and cloud technology. The concise yet comprehensive nature of this brief makes it an ideal reference for researchers and professionals studying DDoS attacks. It is also a useful resource for graduate students interested in cyberterrorism and networking.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Overview of DDoS Attacks
Chapter 2 Malicious Networks for DDoS Attacks
Chapter 3 DDoS Attack Detection
Chapter 4 Attack Source Traceback
Chapter 5 DDoS Attack and Defence in Cloud
Chapter 6 Future Work