Cloudflare has recently released their Q1 DDoS threat report [5]. Thus, this is a good point for a discussion on DDoS attacks and some of the newer techniques involved with them. First, we’ll get a little bit of a refresher on what DDoS attacks are, how they manifest and how things look when a service is being attacked, and how they can be detected. From there, we’ll go into the typical mechanics of how a DDoS attack takes place and what sort of techniques and methods tend to be involved. Th
