Flood-attacks Within the Hypertext Information Transfer Protocol: Damage Assessment and Management

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ABSTRACT:

The paper reviews an analytic damage function for information telecommunication systems to which DDoS-attacks with HTTP-flood are directed. The modification of this function at different stages of an attack is reviewed according to the actions of the attacker and the attacked. The paper also provides methods for controlling the damage function by acting on its parameters. To choose a method to control the damage the paper suggests using management efficiency based on the integrated assessment of damage.

KEYWORDS:

Damage; attack; flood; management