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Network Performance Management (NPM) refers to the comprehensive methodologies employed to ensure optimal operation of a computer network. This process involves an in-depth...

NETSCOUT's application performance monitoring (APM) solutions are second to none. Learn more about what this is and how we can help from our experts.

A reflection amplification DDoS attack spoofs the source IP of an attacker’s DNS request, causing amplified response to be sent to the target computer instead of back to the...

A DDoS extortion attack, also known as a ransom DDoS attack (RDDoS), occurs when cybercriminals threaten individuals or organizations with a DDoS incursion unless an extortion...

DNS reflection/amplification DDoS attacks elicit very large responses from DNS servers, resulting in a denial of services and data inaccessibility.

DDoS represents a significant threat to business continuity. As organizations have grown more dependent on the Internet and web-based applications and services, availability has...

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Denial-of-Service (DoS) flooding attacks against IPSec were common a few years ago, but are now largely ineffective.

Find out more about Internet Protocol (IP)/Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) fragmentation, a common form of denial of service (DoS) attack.

Learn more about UDP floods, a form of DOS attack where the attack overwhelms random ports on a host with UDP packets.

Learn more about how to keep your organization safe from Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) flood DDoS attacks, also known as a Ping flood attacks.

What is NXDOMAIN and how can it be exploited? Find out more about how to prevent DNS NXDOMAIN flood DDoS attacks, where the attacker overwhelms the Domain Name System (DNS) server.

A Low and Slow DDoS attack, also known as a slow-rate attack, involves what appears to be legitimate traffic at a very slow rate. This type of state exhaustion DDoS attack targets...

As more transactions and services are protected by SSL, DDoS attacks on SSL secured services are on the rise. Find out more about SSL/TLS exhaustion DDoS attacks.

Find out more about Large Payload Post attacks, a form of HTTP DDoS attack that abuses XML encoding used by webservers.

Find out more about mimicked user browsing, a form of DDoS attack that involves botnets posing as legitimate internet traffic.

Learn more about HTTP flood DDoS attacks, where attackers use what appear to be legitimate HTTP GET or POST requests to attack a web server or application.

Find out more about Slow Read DDoS attacks and learn how to keep your network safe from these increasingly common threats.