How to tell youre under a DDoS attack Basics of DDoS attack detection

How to tell if you’re under a DDoS attack

DDoS attacks remain one of the most disruptive threats facing ISPs, backbone networks, hosting providers, and enterprises. Detecting the attacks quickly is essential to keeping networks stable and services running. ...

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University of Cambridge Security Group lessons from global booter takedowns FastNetMon

Cambridge study examines global law enforcement efforts against DDoS-for-hire services

Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Security Group recently published important findings on the effectiveness of global law enforcement actions against DDoS-for-hire services, also known as booters. Their study, Assessing ...

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Common DDoS Myths Busted Cybersecurity basics

Common myths and misconceptions about DDoS attacks

Despite being a decades-old threat, DDoS attacks still come with a cloud of misunderstanding. Every time a myth goes unchecked, organisations risk underestimating threats or misallocating resources. This post debunks ...

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Breaking news FastNetMon reports record scale DDoS attack 1.5B pps

1.5 billion packets per second DDoS attack detected with FastNetMon

Breaking DDoS news from FastNetMon At FastNetMon, we recently worked with a customer — a DDoS scrubbing provider — who faced one of the largest DDoS attacks ever publicly recorded. ...

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Application Layer Low and Slow DDoS Attacks explained by DDoS defence professionals

Understanding Application-Layer & Low-and-Slow DDoS Attacks

Application-layer and “low-and-slow” DDoS attacks explained by DDoS defence professionals Application-layer (L7) and “low-and-slow” DDoS attacks are among the most insidious forms of denial-of-service threats. Rather than saturating bandwidth, they ...

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Basic concepts of DDoS explained by experts FastNetMon Network Engineering Basics

DDoS FAQ for beginners

Introduction: Questions you always wanted to ask about DDoS DDoS is one of those topics that everyone in the industry has heard about, but few feel confident they fully understand. ...

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DDoS News Cloudflare blocks record 11.5 Tbps attack fastnetmon

Cloudflare mitigates record-breaking 11.5 Tbps DDoS attack

Cloudflare has disclosed that it successfully mitigated the largest DDoS attack recorded to date — a hyper-volumetric UDP flood peaking at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). The attack lasted only ...

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nside DDoS Understanding Attacker Intent and Motivations

Why do DDoS attacks happen? Top motivations behind DDoS cybercrime

We often talk about how DDoS attacks happen — via botnets, traffic floods, vectors — but rarely do we ask the more human question: why? The truth is, behind every ...

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Arch Linux Targeted by Ongoing DDoS Attack

Arch Linux Confirms Week-Long DDoS Attack on Core Infrastructure

The Arch Linux project has confirmed that its core infrastructure has been under sustained DDoS attack for more than a week. The campaign, which began on August 16, 2025, has ...

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DDoS Detection and Mitigation explained

How to defend against a DDoS attack?

DDoS defence explained: how to detect and mitigate a DDoS attack? DDoS attacks are easier than ever to launch, harder to trace, and can cause real damage if you’re not ...

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