In this presentation, we will discuss a significant new evolution of the standard DDoS attack model which presents unique challenges for network operators and end- …

As large network DDoS attacks grow in scale, it becomes more important that ISPs be able to work together to quickly address issues in real time.We propose a fra …

There seems to be an alarming amount of 'new' DoS and DDoS events that exasperate the feeling of apathy and hopelessness to combat these attacks. This talk will wa …

John Studarus and Cynthia Thomas demonstrate how to service-chain traffic through multiple security functions using virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN). John and Cynthia walk you through configuring and modifying layer 2 service chains with open source cloud security tools to monitor and block malicious traffic originating from a network of virtual machines.

DDoS mitigation is an ever-evolving art. Architectures change, attackers get more creative, and keeping your team and tools ahead of the curve is a constant battle. So why not make DDoS preparedness fun as well as practical? Shannon Weyrick explains why you should use DDoS war games to keep your teams skillset polished, their tools in top shape, and their spirits and confidence high.

There are number of talk covering the defense from DDoS and what measures can be taken. Rarely those talks cover what people are actually defending from and how do …

2016 was a game changing year in DDoS due to the public release of the Mirai botnet code. Mirai has lead the headlines with its notable attacks and ease of modific …

Hacks involving IoT devices are now familiar headline news. DDoS attacks on major websites, remote control of cars and medical devices, surveillance using devices in homes, and more are increasingly c …

Network operations increasingly relies on tools and features to perform in-depth analysis of Internet routing behavior to optimize traffic flows or dissect DDoS at …

This Tutorial is targeted to attendees with a strong technical background but no exposure to DDOS. It explains what are the parts that break during high performanc …

BPF in Linux is gaining widespread attention as a framework for making the Linux kernel programmable, most notably in tracing, networking and security subsystems. This talk highlights the networking s …

When the DDoS attack crushed Dyn last October, did your DNS fail? Heroku's sure did. In response, Lex Neva deep dove into everything DNS to learn how to implement resilient DNS properlyreading RFCs, asking questions of pros, and performing real-world experiments when no one knew the answers. Join Lex to find out what does work and all the crazy details of DNS that he uncovered.

New Relic customers send monitoring data to New Relic servers every minutea continuous firehose of data. Drawing on his experience at New Relic, Kevin Beck shares best practices for building a streaming service based on Apache Kafka, self-monitoring for reliability and fault tolerance, and building a DevOps culture that anticipates and prevents outages.

Rock Mutchler shares best practices for designing and deploying resilient, fault-tolerant systems on AWS and offers deep dives into managed versus unmanaged services, monitoring and observability, high-availability design patterns, fault-tolerant and self-healing systems, disaster recovery and business continuity approaches, and DDoS mitigation.

With members in every corner of the world, LinkedIn has built services around six CDNs, numerous PoPs, and three DNS platforms. Samir Jafferali explains how LinkedIn uses big data to steer DNS intelligently, optimizes the CDNs for performance, mitigates DDoSes, and measures metrics using RUM and synthetic monitoring and shares best practices that edge teams of all sizes can benefit from.

Once reserved for companies large enough to write a load balancer from scratch, load balancer middleware can be a powerful tool for scaling applications. Emil Stolarsky and Justin Li explain how Shopify uses scriptable load balancers to solve difficult infrastructure problems, such as sharding across data centers, handling flash sales, and responding quickly to DDoS attacks.