--- title: "What are the types of DDoS attacks?" description: "What are the types of DDoS attacks?" author: "Sandra Emily" published: 2022-05-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97130/what-are-the-types-of-ddos-attacks category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["troubleshooting", "networking", "network-security"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What are the types of DDoS attacks? What are the types of [DDoS attacks](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102612/explain-the-basics-of-google-s-project-shield-for-protecting-websites-from-ddos-attacks)? ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra **The types of DDoS [attacks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81381/us-president-donald-trump-attacks-joe-biden-in-his-own-s-style):** - **SYN Flood** takes use of flaws in the TCP three-way handshake connection sequence. To begin the 'handshake,' the host computer receives a synchronised (SYN) message. The server acknowledges the message by giving the first host an acknowledgement (ACK) flag, after which the connection is closed. - A sessionless networking protocol is the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). A UDP flood uses UDP packets to flood random ports on a machine or network. The host looks for an application that is listening on those ports, but none is identified. - **HTTP Flood** appears to be a hacker exploiting genuine GET or POST requests. It consumes less bandwidth than other assaults, but it can force the server to use all available resources. - By sending malicious pings to a system, Ping of Death manipulates IP protocols. This was a common DDoS attack two decades ago, but it is no longer as effective. - A Smurf Attack uses the malware programme smurf to exploit Internet Protocol (IP) and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP). It spoofs an IP address and pings IP addresses on a network using ICMP. \ **Read More: [Why is VPN important for network security?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97131/why-is-vpn-important-for-network-security)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97130/what-are-the-types-of-ddos-attacks Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.