This joint guide, Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, addresses the specific needs and challenges faced by organizations in defending against DDoS attacks. The guidance now includes detailed insight into three different types of DDoS techniques:
- Volumetric – attacks aiming to consume available bandwidth.
- Protocol – attacks which exploit vulnerabilities in network protocols.
- Application – attacks targeting vulnerabilities in specific applications or running services.