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The identification of the exact path that packets are routed on in the network is quite a challenge. This paper presents a novel, efficient traceback strategy named Tracemax in context of a defense system against distributed denial of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-04-21 Peter Hillmann , Frank Tietze , Gabi Dreo Rodosek

DDoS attacks are simple, effective, and still pose a significant threat even after more than two decades. Given the recent success in machine learning, it is interesting to investigate how we can leverage deep learning to filter out…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Wesley Joon-Wie Tann , Jackie Tan Jin Wei , Joanna Purba , Ee-Chien Chang

Pulse-wave Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks generate short, synchronized bursts of traffic that circumvent pattern-based detection and quickly exhaust traditional defense systems. This transient and spatially distributed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Karim Khamaisi , Pascal Kiechl , Katharina Müller , Burkhard Stiller , Bruno Rodrigues

In the current world, the Internet is being used almost everywhere. With the rise of IoT technology, which is one of the most used technologies, billions of IoT devices are interconnected over the Internet. However, DoS/DDoS attacks are the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-29 Alireza Seifousadati , Saeid Ghasemshirazi , Mohammad Fathian

This paper presents a hybrid method for the detection of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that combines feature-based and volume-based detection. Our approach is based on an exponential moving average algorithm for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-14 P. D. Bojovic , I. Basicevic , S. Ocovaj , M. Popovic

Innovative solutions to cyber security issues are shaped by the ever-changing landscape of cyber threats. Automating the mitigation of these threats can be achieved through a new methodology that addresses the domain of mitigation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Fizza Khurshid , Umara Noor , Zahid Rashid

The Denial-of-service (DoS) attack is considered one of the largest threats to the availability of cloud-computing services. Due to the unique architecture of cloud-computing systems, the methods for detecting and preventing DoS attacks are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-11-29 Marwan Darwish , Abdelkader Ouda , Luiz Fernando Capretz

We uncover a vulnerability that allows for an attacker to perform an email-based attack on selected victims, using only standard scripts and agents. What differentiates the attack we describe from other, already known forms of distributed…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Markus Jakobsson , Filippo Menczer

Denial of service attacks pose a threat in constant growth. This is mainly due to their tendency to gain in sophistication, ease of implementation, obfuscation and the recent improvements in occultation of fingerprints. On the other hand,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-13 Jorge Maestre Vidal , Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco , Luis Javier García Villalba

The 2016 is remembered as the year that showed to the world how dangerous Distributed Denial of Service attacks can be. Gauge of the disruptiveness of DDoS attacks is the number of bots involved: the bigger the botnet, the more powerful the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-07-06 Michele De Donno , Nicola Dragoni , Alberto Giaretta , Manuel Mazzara

More and more industrial devices are connected to IP-based networks, as this is essential for the success of Industry 4.0. However, this interconnection also results in an increased attack surface for various network-based attacks. One of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-20 Florian Fischer , Matthias Niedermaier , Thomas Hanka , Peter Knauer , Dominik Merli

Given the rise in cyber threats to networked systems, coupled with the proliferation of AI techniques and enhanced processing capabilities, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and easily executable. They…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Saleh Darzi , Attila A. Yavuz

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack is one of the most common network attacks. DDoS attacks are becoming more and more diverse, which makes it difficult for some DDoS attack detection methods based on single network flow…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-03-20 Li Yijie , Zhai Shang , Chen Mingrui

Denial of service attacks are especially pertinent to the internet of things as devices have less computing power, memory and security mechanisms to defend against them. The task of mitigating these attacks must therefore be redirected from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-08-10 Luca Arnaboldi , Charles Morisset

In this paper, we propose a solution to proactively mitigate Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks in 5G core network slicing using slice isolation. Network slicing is one of the key technologies that allow 5G networks to offer dedicated…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-29 Danish Sattar , Ashraf Matrawy

This paper presents a mitigation scheme to cope with the random query string Denial of Service (DoS) attack, which is based on a vulnerability of current Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). The attack exploits the fact that edge servers…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2012-02-24 Stefano Ferretti , Vittorio Ghini

Distributed Denial of Service attacks have become a significant threat to industries and governments leading to substantial financial losses. With the growing reliance on internet services, DDoS attacks can disrupt services by overwhelming…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Debashis Kar Suvra

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks constitute a major security threat to today's Internet. This challenge is especially pertinent to the Internet of Things (IoT) as devices have less computing power, memory and security mechanisms to mitigate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Luca Arnaboldi , Charles Morrisset

With the ubiquitous nature of information technology solutions that facilitate communication in the modern world, cyber attacks are increasing in volume and becoming more sophisticated in nature. From classic network-based Denial of Service…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-05 Rishabh Jindal , Adnan Anwar

Cloud computing environments are increasingly vulnerable to security threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and SQL injection. Traditional security mechanisms, based on rule matching and feature recognition, struggle…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Yuqing Wang , Xiao Yang