logo
logo
Sign in

How to Stop Ddos Attacks

avatar
George Jnr
How to Stop Ddos Attacks

How to stop Ddos attacks can be complicated. A large network of connected computers and web-based IoT devices are all used to cause DDoS attacks. Almost all the computers or machines are infected by some kind of malicious software. The infected machines or inter-related devices are called bots or zombies.

 

Botnets are usually used for application ddos attacks. The attack is carried out using the Botanical Interface firmware that is loaded on infected machines. The firmware enables the infected host to communicate back and forth with the C&C server. Usually, the communication is done through the internet. The application ddos attacks usually target low-level system resources like memory and I/O ports.

 

In order to prevent application ddos attacks, you need to configure and install the Firewall on your PC. A firewall basically prohibits all unwanted data, programs or resources from getting into your machine. The Firewall uses the L2TP IP protocol to filter the network traffic. The IP address is spoofed on a regular network connection. Since the spoofed IP address belongs to the malicious network, the spoofed data is similarly blocked by the firewall.

 

Apart from blocking the data, the L2TP IP filtering protocol also prevents the application layer from being attacked by attackers. The wireless router usually uses the default gateway that is configured as part of the operating system. Usually, a default gateway is configured as a part of the OS installation. With the use of the IP filtering feature of the wireless router, an attack layer can't configure or alter the settings of the layer it's connected to. This way, any IP address or subnet can be blocked and detoured to a different gateway.

 

Another aspect of how to stop dog attacks is using the DNS server to redirect all malicious traffic. The DNS server contains the set of IP addresses that the system uses for internal purposes like typing email and accessing the Internet. Most often, the system will use the Internet host name for internal purposes like typing email and connecting to the world Wide Web. If the hacker has modified the DNS records of the Internet host name used for Internet communication, then this means that the entire network will be under the attack.

 

However, there is a solution to this problem called volumetric firewall. Volumetric firewall is similar to the physical firewall but is built in the form of a mesh. The configuration of this type of firewall is done by configuring each device with an interface. Each device receives an IP address and the IP address of other nearby devices. This way, all types of traffic coming into the system will be directed to the LAN.

 

In order to understand how to stop dog attacks, it's essential to know that the hackers' favorite technique is to use spoofing. Spoofing refers to inserting your personal or IP address into the network and making it appear that there is no connection to you whatsoever. In other words, your IP address will be used as your real IP address, which will cause all types of traffic to go to the attacker's end. If the attackers have their own IP address, then this will not be a problem but if the hacker has just an IP address and is using that as his source IP, he could use the spoofing method to attach your domain name to another server, thereby resulting in the entire network being under the attack.

 

To prevent this, you should configure your router to use the ISAPI mechanism. The ISAPI or Internet Session Initiation Protocol will request your Real IP address during every request for data. This will ensure that the ISAPI request is only made when there is a need to get information about the domain you are trying to connect to. Once this mechanism is properly configured, you will then have to configure your firewall to allow any Real IP traffic to pass through the router. With this done, you will then be able to secure your network against Ddos attacks.

collect
0
avatar
George Jnr
guide
Zupyak is the world’s largest content marketing community, with over 400 000 members and 3 million articles. Explore and get your content discovered.
Read more