This brief provides readers a complete and self-contained resource for information about DDoS attacks and how to defend against them. It presents the latest developments in this increasingly crucial field along with background context and survey material. The book also supplies an overview of DDoS attack issues, DDoS attack detection methods, DDoS attack source traceback, and details on how hackers organize DDoS attacks. The author concludes with future directions of the field, including the impact of DDoS attacks on cloud computing and cloud technology. The concise yet comprehensive nature of this brief makes it an ideal reference for researchers and professionals studying DDoS attacks. It is also a useful resource for graduate students interested in cyberterrorism and networking.

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Dr. Wanchun Dou is a full professor at Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University. He received the PhD degree in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering from the Nanjing University of Science and Technology at 2001. His research interests include the mobile edge computing, industrial internet, and intelligent service computing. Based on Google Scholar, he has published more than 200 peer reviewed papers including more than 40 ACM/IEEE Transactions papers. Dr. Xiaolong Xu is a full professor at School of Software, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. He received the PhD degree in Department of Computer Science and Technology from Nanjing University at 2016. His research interests include the big data, service computing, edge computing, and knowledge graph. Based on Google Scholar, he has published more than 200 peer reviewed papers including more than 30 ACM/IEEE Transactions papers. Dr. Shui Yu is a full professor at School ofComputer Science, University of Technology Sydney. He is also a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He received the PhD degree in School of Information Technology from Deakin University at 2004. His research interests include the cybersecurity, network science, big data, and mathematical modeling. Based on DBLP, he has published more than 400 peer reviewed papers including more than 80 IEEE Transactions papers.

Inhalt
An Overview of DDoS Attacks.- Malicious Networks for DDoS Attacks.- DDoS Attack Detection.- Attack Source Traceback.- DDoS Attack and Defence in Cloud.- Future Work.