Why DDoS?
Understand the motivations of attackers Attackers have different reasons for denial of service attacks including: hacktivism, script kiddies, financial manipulation, extortion, digital warfare, and harming competition. Hacktivism: To damage the reputation of a company or to make a political statement, hacktivists deface or block access to digital properties, conduct virtual sit-ins, and gather intelligence. One of their tactics is denial of service. Script kiddies: To expand and demonstrate their digital prowess, young developers download free tools and develop their own. An example is an enterprising 12-year-old who targeted a /24 subnet, posted a tutorial on YouTube and coordinated a communal attack with other minors on STEAM and IRC. Stock prices: Financial services firms have been a prominent target for economically and ideologically motivated criminals. Complex campaigns can adversely affect public perception of the targeted enterprise as well the perception of market pa