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DOS and DDOS Attacks: Demonstration and Mitigation

In this video, you will see a demonstration of how to conduct a DDOS attack.

In this video, you will see a demonstration of how to conduct a DDOS attack.

We have used Low Orbit Ion Cannon to demonstrate how to conduct a DDOS attack. Remember that this is illegal, so do not try this!

You should now be familiar with how to conduct an attack, you should also understand how to mitigate such an attack. While we went through the demonstration, hopefully you were considering your own network and possible vulnerabilities it may have.

Investigate and share: Take a moment to search the news for recent or particularly large DDOS attacks, and share the details of the attacks here. Try to see if the news article includes why the attack was able to happen. Share your comments in the section below.

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