The modern hacker has a huge toolset at their fingertips, and it's only getting bigger by the day. Many of these tactics, techniques, and procedures are on the cutting edge, but there are old-school attacks that'll never go out of fashion – and DDoS attacks are one of them.
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack relies on the way the internet is built to cause chaos. Simply put, they involve overwhelming a server with an enormous amount of specially crafted traffic, making it impossible to access the attacked service or site. This malicious flood of traffic is designed to cripple websites, online games, and even critical infrastructure. In the worst cases, DDoS attacks can cause serious financial damage.
