Goals of Attacks
Prevent another user from using network connection
“Smurf” and “Fraggle” attacks, “pepsi” (UDP floods), ping floods
Disable a host or service
“Land”, “Teardrop”, “NewTear”, “Bonk”, “Boink”, SYN flooding, “Ping of death”
Notes:
- The attacks that we look at today are in one of three categories and have the following goals:
- Prevent another user from using a network connection
- Disable a host or service
- Monitor traffic
- The reasons for these goals vary:
- Usually the prevention of network, host, or service usability is a result of some revenge.
- Monitoring traffic usually has two eventual goals:
- New compromised accounts from which attacks can be staged
- Espionage of some type, resulting in embarrassment or blackmail