HTTP floods are one of the most devastating types of DDoS attacks currently available to an attacker. It is an attack at the application layer (Layer 7 of the OSI model), meant to exhaust a system’s application resources. It is very easy to execute, doesn’t require a massive botnet or any sort of tricks to […]
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A DDoS Attack Explained: HTTP Flood
HTTP floods are one of the most devastating types of DDoS attacks currently available to an attacker. It is an attack at the application layer (Layer 7 of the OSI model), meant to exhaust a system’s application resources. It is very easy to execute, doesn’t require a massive botnet or any sort of tricks to […]