Problem
DoS attacks are one of the easier attacks to perpetrate on a network, so they're often used by people who have a grudge against a company or are out to commit acts of vandalism. To read about recent trends in DoS and DDoS attacks, do a Web search for "continued rise of ddos attacks" and read the paper by Symantec. Read the first eight pages, and write a summary of what you found, including answers to these questions:
• What's the largest attack volume (in Gbps) as of the paper's writing?
• What percentage of companies were hit by a DDoS attack in 2013?
• What's the trend for the current method attackers use to perpetrate DDoS attacks?
• Using the chart on page 7 of the report, what's the trend for the type of attacks being perpetrated?