Tim,

Very helpful.
Many thanks!

Randy Engle
XC2 Software LLC

-----Original Message-----
From: 4D_Tech [mailto:4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com] On Behalf Of Timothy Penner 
via 4D_Tech
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 7:46 PM
To: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com>
Cc: Timothy Penner <tpen...@4d.com>
Subject: Re: DDOS Attack simulator - Some Results

I think for something like LOIC (or any DDOS) you will need to implement some 
sort of firewall protection. It is very likely the actual request being sent to 
the web server is malformed, which could explain why you are getting 5xx errors 
in the weblog.


From what i see online the best way to mitigate a Low Orbit Ion Cannon DDOS 
attack is with a firewall that is programmed to detect it:

See more here: 
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/LOIC-DDoS-Analysis-and-Detection/

-Tim


**********************************************************************
4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG)
FAQ:  http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html
Archive:  http://lists.4d.com/archives.html
Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech
Unsub:  mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com
**********************************************************************

**********************************************************************
4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG)
FAQ:  http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html
Archive:  http://lists.4d.com/archives.html
Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech
Unsub:  mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com
**********************************************************************

Reply via email to