A twist on type of distributed denial of service attacks in which a SYN flood is sent to a large Web site, but the packets have a spoofed source IP of the real attack target.
The Web site replies to this large number of SYN requests by sending its responses to the spoofed target IP address. To the target, it looks like the large Web site is launching a DDoS attack against it.
Discovering Improved Data Protection Strategies for the Virtual World
- NetApp This report examines the impact that virtualization has on data protection and disaster recovery and the need for highly virtualized servers and storage within this context. It outlines the factors you should consider as you evaluate and implement data protection solutions in your virtual environment.
