Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Simulation Testing

The Business Case for DDoS Testing:

Historically, security specialists have never placed DDoS testing high on the IT agenda, relying mainly on vulnerability assessment and penetration testing as a means of security validation. However, things are changing. DDoS attacks are no longer simply a risk to the availability of an IT system or service. They are being used in concert with attempts to penetrate networks and/ or steal data and this is changing the way that businesses have to calculate the risk of loss concerning these types of attacks – as well as the way that counter-measures need to be deployed.

Types of DDoS techniques that we provide:

Volume Based Attacks

Includes UDP floods, ICMP floods, and other spoofed-packet floods. The attack’s goal is to saturate the bandwidth of the attacked site, and magnitude is measured in bits per second (Bps).

Protocol Attacks

Includes SYN floods, fragmented packet attacks, Ping of Death, Smurf DDoS, and more. This type of attack consumes actual server resources, or those of intermediate communication equipment, such as firewalls and load balancers, and is measured in packets per second (Pps).

Application Layer Attacks

Includes low-and-slow attacks, GET/POST floods, attacks that target Apache, Windows, or OpenBSD vulnerabilities, and more. Comprised of seemingly legitimate and innocent requests, the goal of these attacks is to crash the web server, and the magnitude is measured in Requests per second (Rps).

What will DdOS help me achieve?

With a DDoS attack simulation, you can ensure the resilience and reliability of your online presence. This type of security assessment is crucial for organizations that rely on e-commerce, online sites, financial transactions, and applications to maintain a constant and uninterrupted online presence. The level of risk depends on the degree to which your business depends on its online systems for revenue. Our team of experts will perform a thorough test of your devices, systems, and web applications using advanced DDoS attacks, simulating various types of attacks from layer 7 denials of service to see if they can disrupt your services, bring down your site, and send high ping packets using IoT devices in the wild to amplify the attacks and completely block access to your service, website, and other devices. Upon completion of the test, we will provide recommendations and solutions to safeguard against these types of attacks, ensuring that you are prepared for any future threats.

The simulation will be conducted in a controlled environment, allowing us to carefully manage the number of packets sent and the duration of the attack, ensuring that your services and website are not disrupted. Our Red Team will carefully monitor the behavior of your defenses, if any, and determine the effectiveness of your protection measures. This simulation will provide you with a proof-of-concept demonstration of the potential damage that could occur in the event of a real attack, and help you prepare for any future threats by providing recommendations for strengthening your security.