Protocol Based Attacks focus on exploiting a weakness in Layers 3 or 4 of the protocol stack. These attacks exploit a weakness in the Layer 7 protocol stack by first establishing a connection with the target, then exhausting server resources by monopolizing processes and transactions.
The goal of DoS or DDoS attacks is to consume enough server or network resources so that the system becomes unresponsive to legitimate requests:Īpplication Layer Attacks go after web applications, and often use the most sophistication.