DDoS attacks

Crime chain: het verband tussen DDoS-aanvallen en Phishing

In dit specialistische onderzoek is gezocht naar het bestaan van online misdaadketens ofwel 'crime chains'. Misdaadketens zijn omschreven als reeksen van verschillende type delicten die samen of in een bepaalde volgorde voorkomen en met elkaar …

Why would we get attacked? An analysis of attacker's aims behind DDoS attacks

Reliable availability to the internet and internet-based services is crucial in todaytextquoterights world. DDoS attacks pose a severe threat to the availability of such online resources – especially owing to booters – virtually everyone can execute …

A Note on Analysing the Attacker Aims Behind DDoS Attacks

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks pose a serious threat to the availability of online resources. In this paper, we analyse the attacker aims for the use of DDoS attacks. We propose a model that can be used to evaluate news articles for …

Victim routine influences the number of DDoS attacks: Evidence from Dutch educational network

We study the influence of daily routines of Dutch academic institutions on the number of DDoS attacks targeting their infrastructures. We hypothesise that the attacks are motivated and harness the postulates of Routine Activity Theory (RAT) from …

Impact of Successful DDoS Attacks on a Major Crypto-Currency Exchange

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks provide an easy option for these criminals to disrupt the business of these online platforms. We analyse the economic impact of DDoS attacks on a crypto-currency exchange using event analysis. Our …

Measuring the impact of a successful DDoS attack on the customer behaviour of managed DNS service providers

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks continue to pose a serious threat to the availability of Internet services. The Domain Name System (DNS) is part of the core of the Internet and a crucial factor in the successful delivery of Internet …

Measuring the Impact of a Successful DDoS Attack on the Customer Behaviour of Managed DNS Service Providers

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks continue to pose a serious threat to the availability of Internet services. The Domain Name System (DNS) is part of the core of the Internet and a crucial factor in the successful delivery of Internet …

Comparing Alternatives to Measure the Impact of DDoS Attack Announcements on Target Stock Prices

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are responsible for creating unavailability of online resources. Botnets based on internet of things (IOT) devices are now being used to conduct DDoS attacks. The estimation of direct and indirect economic …