BSidesCharm - 2019 - Daniel Gordon - Defense in Depth Against DDoS Diminishes Dollars Destroyed

Defense in Depth Against DDoS Diminishes Dollars Destroyed Denial of Service attacks get less attention than “conventional” cyber-attacks but can cause a much greater impact to an organization than an intrusion. This talk will describe denial of service attacks and defensive techniques as well as strategies for building an environment that will be resilient to DDoS attacks even when individual defenses fail. Presenter: Daniel Gordon (@validhorizon) Daniel Gordon, CISSP, CEH, GCIA, GCTI, GCFA is a cyber threat intelligence analyst contracted to the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). He holds a BA in political science from St Mary's College of Maryland, an MS in modeling and simulation from the University of Central Florida, and a graduate certificate in modeling and simulation of behavioral cybersecurity from the University of Central Florida.