Anatomy of a DDoS
summary
Explains how real DDoS vectors work and which defenses actually stop them: memcached amplification 3 TB/s and Mirai 1.1 TB/s are given as concrete examples, attackers use botnets of compromised IoT devices, and typical attacks hit layers 3/4/7. Recommends hiding origin IPs, adding a CDN/WAF that can absorb traffic (Cloudflare, Akamai, Capsula), enable aggressive page caching, use iptables/fail2ban or JS challenges for bots, and migrate content under attack; cites costs: ~6–24 hours, ~$40k/hour, enterprise median ~$2M.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 1:50What is a DDoS?
- 3:41Modern DDoS examples
- 8:35Cost of a DDoS
- 10:47What is a Botnet?
- 11:05Structure of a botnet
- 15:11Landscape Internet of Things
- 18:59Physical Layer
- 19:202 - Data Link Layer
- 19:41Network Layer
- 20:08Transport Layer
- 20:45Session Layer
- 21:13Presentation
- 21:44Application
- 22:09DDoS and the OSI model
- 25:49DDoS Protection Services
- 30:22Legislation against DDoS
- 31:08Legal Timeline
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