The bots that make up a botnet can include computers, smartphones, virtualised machines, and a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as IP cameras, smart TVs, routers, and even children’s toys, i.e., anything with an internet connection. This article will analyse how these botnet and DDoS attacks work and the most common mechanism for delivering attacks using collections of remotely controlled, compromised services or devices. There are three main reasons why people create botnets: For financial gain by extortion – ’pay up or we keep attacking’ to make a point – ’stop (or start) doing something or we continue’ or, in the case of nation-state actors, as an espionage or cyber warfare tactic. Essentially, any entity with an online presence can become a DDoS target. These targets include small or large businesses, internet service providers, manufacturers, retailers, healthcare providers, schools and universities, or other nation-states. Using a variety of techniques, a wide range of threat actors, from lone hackers, criminal gangs and hacktivists to nation-states, are using DDoS attacks to disrupt or disable the performance of target systems.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become an ongoing threat to organisations.
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