ddos
Safeguard articles tagged "ddos" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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DNS attack techniques and defenses
Cache poisoning, tunneling, and NXDOMAIN floods all abuse the same trust: DNS was built to be fast and open, not authenticated.
Hardening HTTP/2 against protocol-level DoS attacks
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset hit Google with 398 million requests per second in 2023 — a single protocol quirk, not a bug in any one server, drove the largest DDoS ever disclosed.
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: inside CVE-2023-44487
A single HTTP/2 feature let attackers hit 398 million requests per second. Here's how Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487) broke nearly every major web server at once.
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487) Explained
A protocol-level flaw in HTTP/2 turned a normal feature into the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded. Here is how Rapid Reset works and which library versions fix it.
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-44487
CVE-2023-44487 "HTTP/2 Rapid Reset" enabled record-breaking DDoS attacks via stream-reset abuse. Impact, affected stacks, and remediation steps.
What is a Denial of Service (DoS) Attack
DoS attacks knock systems offline without stealing data. Learn how they work, real-world examples like Mirai and HTTP/2 Rapid Reset, and how to defend against them.
Nginx and CVE-2023-44487: How to Fix HTTP/2 Rapid Reset
CVE-2023-44487, the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset attack, is a protocol-level DoS. Nginx resists it with default settings, but a loose keepalive config can still be abused. Here's the fix.
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: The Largest DDoS Attacks in Internet History
CVE-2023-44487 exploits a design flaw in HTTP/2 to amplify DDoS attacks, enabling record-breaking attacks peaking at 398 million requests per second.
DDoS Protection for Software Distribution Infrastructure
Package registries, artifact repositories, and update servers are high-value DDoS targets. Taking them down disrupts entire software supply chains.
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