25th August 2001 Archive
Browse by publication date, or search the site.
-
Defending against SYN-flood DoS attacks
Hardware rocks
A SYN flood is perhaps the most efficient packet attack, devouring the greatest amount of service with the least effort. It fakes the initial handshake of a TCP connection with spoofed IPs which the target machine is unable to answer. Establishing a TCP connection requires the exchange of three packets: the first with a SYN ( …
Data Networking 25 Aug 2001, 00:41
Top stories
Popular Whitepapers
- Comparison Guide: IP Phones
Exact details on specific IP Phone features such as function buttons, display resolution, weight and price - Service level monitoring and management
Delivering service excellence across the network - IBM Blue Gene/P versus other cluster systems for HPC
Total cost of ownership comparison - Enabling the Agile Data Center
On-Demand: Audio Only - Dell PowerEdge M710 with Dell EqualLogic storage vs. HP ProLiant BL685c with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400
Virtualizaed Exchange workload performance comparison of end-to-end solutions - Seven ways to optimize VMware server virtualization
Virtualized storage complimenting virtualized applications
Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide
Top 500 supers - rise of the Linux quad-cores
Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala
Sign up, sign up for The Register IT security newsletter