DDoS Attacks and Mitigation

  1. DDoS Attack Infrastructure
    1. Botnet Creation and Management
      1. Botnet Propagation Methods
        1. Malware Infection Techniques
          1. Phishing Campaign Deployment
            1. Drive-by Download Exploitation
            2. Vulnerability Exploitation
              1. Unpatched System Targeting
                1. Zero-Day Exploit Utilization
                2. Social Engineering Tactics
                  1. User Manipulation Techniques
                    1. Credential Theft Methods
                  2. Botnet Architecture Types
                    1. Centralized (Client-Server) Models
                      1. Single Point of Control
                        1. Command Distribution Hierarchy
                        2. Decentralized (Peer-to-Peer) Models
                          1. Distributed Control Mechanisms
                            1. Resilience and Redundancy
                          2. Botnet-for-Hire Services
                            1. Stresser and Booter Services
                              1. DDoS Commercialization
                                1. Accessibility to Non-Technical Users
                              2. Command and Control (C2) Mechanisms
                                1. IRC-Based C2 Systems
                                  1. Chat Protocol Exploitation
                                    1. Command Obfuscation Techniques
                                    2. HTTP-Based C2 Systems
                                      1. Web-Based Communication Channels
                                        1. Detection Evasion Methods
                                        2. P2P-Based C2 Systems
                                          1. Decentralized Coordination
                                            1. Takedown Resistance
                                            2. Social Media and Public Service Abuse
                                              1. Covert Messaging Channels
                                                1. Legitimate Platform Exploitation
                                              2. IoT Botnet Emergence
                                                1. Mirai Botnet Case Study
                                                  1. Infection Methodology
                                                    1. Scale and Impact Analysis
                                                    2. IoT Device Security Weaknesses
                                                      1. Security Standard Deficiencies
                                                        1. Common Vulnerability Patterns
                                                        2. Default Credential Exploitation
                                                          1. Hardcoded Password Problems
                                                            1. Credential Stuffing Attacks

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                                                        4. Classification of DDoS Attacks

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                                                        6. DDoS Detection Techniques