How maximum limit to reduce the DDoS attack harm?
On June 18 international report majority of networks were very easy to receive each type the hacker attack, but we may come the preventing hacker attack through set of security specifications maximum limit the occurrence.
But, distributional refuses to serve the attack (DDoS) is completely different forms of defensive action, you are unable to prevent the hacker to start the DDoS attack to your website, only if you separate the Internet access on own initiative.
If we are unable to prevent this kind of attack, then does to be able maximum limit to protect the enterprise network?
First you should understand clearly the DDoS attack three stages, how then again study fall this kind of attack harm lowly.
Understands the DDoS attack
A DDoS attack is divided into three stages generally. The first stage is the goal confirmed: The hackers will lock an enterprise network on the Internet the IP address. This locked IP address has possibly represented enterprise\’s Web server, the DNS server, the Internet gateway and so on. But choice these goals carry on the attack the goal to be similarly many and varied, for instance to make money (some people will pay expenses to hacker attack certain stands), or takes destroying as happily.
The second stage is preparatory stage: In this stage, the hacker will invade on the Internet massive not to have the good shielding systems\’ computer (basically is in network home computer, the DSL wide band or wired electric cable surfer way primarily). The hackers will implant the tool which in these computers the target will need in the future.
The third stage is the actual attack stage: The hackers will transmit the attack order to all invaded computers (are also corpse computer) on, and orders the attack tool which these computer uses implant in advance unceasingly to the target transmission data packet, causes the goal unable to process the massive data or the bandwidth is fully occupied.
The intelligent hacker will also let these corpse computer forge transmission attack data packets the IP address, and target\’s IP address will insert in the data packet primitive address place, this is the so-called reflection attack. The server or the router saw after these material packages, will retransmit (i.e. reflection) to respond to a primitive IP address receive, aggravates the data stream which the goal main engine withstood.
Therefore, we are unable to prevent this kind of DDoS attack, but had known this kind of attack\’s principle, we may reduce the influence which this kind of attack brings as far as possible.
Reduced attack influence
The invasion filtration (Ingress filtering) is one kind simple the security policy, moreover all networks (ISP) should implement. In your network edge (for instance each with outside net connected router, should establish a route to state directly) that originates the IP mark all data for this net address data packet discarding. Although this way cannot prevent DDoS to attack, but actually may prevent the DDoS reflection attack. (Invites connection next page of reading)
Reduces the DDoS attack harm
But large-scale ISP probably because each kind of reason refuses to realize the invasion filtration, therefore we need other ways to reduce the influence which DDoS brings. At present a most effective method is counter-tracing (backscatter traceback method).
Must select this method, first should determine what present suffers is exterior DDoS attacks, but is not from in net or the route question. Then must the complete edge router\’s exterior connection carry on the disposition on as soon as possible, refuses to flow to the DDoS target the data stream.
Moreover, but must carry on the disposition on these edge router ports, completely invalid or is unable to locate the data originates IP data packet discarding. For instance following address:
10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255
Establishes after the router to reject these material packages, when the router will be rejecting the data packet each time transmits an Internet control news agreement (ICMP) package, and \” destination unreachable \” information and rejected data packet pack will transmit originates the IP address.
Then, opens the router diary, examined that router receives attack material package most. Then according to data packet which records originates IP to determine that which webpage the data volume is biggest. Adjusts router on this router in view of this webpage is “black hole” condition, and isolates because of the revision subnet mask\’s method this webpage.
Then again seeks for this webpage owner\’s information, relates your ISP as well as data distribution webpage ISP, will attack the situation report to give them, and requested the assistance. No matter they whether is willing to help, nothing but is a telephone\’s question.
Then to let the service and legitimate current capacity pass, you may restore normally some other attack situation light routers, only retains withstanding to attack the heaviest that router, and refuses to attack to originate the biggest webpage. If your ISP and opposite party ISP very responsible assistance impediment attack data packet, your network will restore quickly normally.