What is a Denial of Service attack, and how does the SonicWALL product protect the network?
The goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) Attack is not to steal information, but to disable a device or network so users no longer have access to network resources. For example, “TearDrop”, a DoS hacker tool which is widely available on the Internet, allows users to remotely crash any unprotected Windows computer on the Internet. Most types of Internet attacks try to exploit the weaknesses in the TCP stacks of the operating systems of host machines. SonicWALL Internet security appliances protect against the following types of DoS attacks: • SYN Flooding • Ping of Death • LAND attacks • Smurf attacks • IP Spoofing • TearDrop • Bonk/Boink/Nestea • Sub-Seven Often, the firewall itself is susceptible to DoS attacks. For Windows or UNIX based firewalls, the administrator must monitor the Internet for “patches” or “fixes” to new DoS attacks to protect both the firewall and network from these attacks. In contrast, the SonicWALL protected against LAND and TearDrop type attacks before they were ev
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