In this MOOC, you will learn the history of DDoS attacks and analyze new Mirai IoT Malware and perform source code analysis. you will be provided with a brief overview of DDoS Defense techniques. You learn an Autonomous Anti-DDoS Network called A2D2 for small/medium size organizations to deal with DDoS attacks. A2D2 uses Linux Firewall Rate limiting and Class Based Queueing, and subnet flood detection to handle various DDoS traffic types. You learn the new Intrusion tolerance paradigm with proxy-based multipath routing for DDoS defense. By developing and deploying such a new security mechanism, you can improve performance and reliability of the system at the same time and it does not have to be just an overhead. By the end of this course, you should be able to analyze new DDoS malware, collect forensic evidences, deploy firewall features to reduce the impact of DDoS on your system and develop strategies for dealing with future DDoS attacks.
For the pre-requisites, we recommend the learners take the Design and Analyze Secure Networked Systems course to learn the basic security concepts and principles and take the Secure Networked System with Firewall and IDS courses to learn the basic firewall and IDS systems.
Status: Firewall
Firewall
Status: Proxy Servers
Proxy Servers
Beginner·Course·16 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Jan 30, 2023
It was an excellent course, and earning this professional certification has taught me a lot more.
5.0
·Reviewed May 27, 2020
it was Amazing learning experience . I recommended please enroll the course
5.0
·Reviewed May 15, 2019
Mr. Chow is a really good instructor. Definitely worth it.
4.0
·Reviewed Feb 12, 2025
Very Good, different approach about DDoS protection behind the scene for what is done by DDoS mitigation solution from different vendors.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 27, 2019
Need some updates with different content in the course. Really helpful to understand DDOS Attacks
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 8, 2020
Every cybersecurity expert have to do this course
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 30, 2020
I got to learn many thing regarding Network Security which will help me in future.
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 25, 2019
This course is one of the best course related to Network security. Additional resources were very useful especially the thesis about A2D2 network. Questions are also very nice and conceptual.
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1.0
·Reviewed Apr 5, 2019
unfortunately I did not understand that English dialect.
It was difficult for me to understand what he was talking about. The automatic subtitle does not recognize a lot of words. Most of information in course are outdated.
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Ionut
5.0
·Reviewed May 16, 2019
Mr. Chow is a really good instructor. Definitely worth it.
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Yogesh
4.0
·Reviewed Jul 2, 2019
voice is not clear
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Harsh
3.0
·Reviewed Nov 6, 2018
Please add some practical task and improve some Docs. like don't add pdf of 170+ pages no one is going to read them ,add as more as Videos
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Emanuele
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·Reviewed May 9, 2020
can't understand almost anything because of the difficult dialect..
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Harshvardhan
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 15, 2019
I am currently in college and my college doesn't have many cybersec courses. This one is great for beginners and is easy to understand if you give it time. Despite getting you used to the terminology used when handling DDoS attacks, it will teach you the methodologies used to mitigate, thwart or tolerate them. It won't teach you step-by-step how to implement those, but it isn't hard to learn it yourself if you're curious enough.
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AMAN
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 12, 2024
DDoS attacks are a significant threat, overwhelming systems with traffic to disrupt services. Effective defenses include rate limiting, firewalls, and anomaly-based detection. Coordinated efforts and advanced techniques like proxy-based multipath routing enhance resilience. Continuous innovation is crucial to stay ahead of evolving attack strategies.
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Georgios
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 3, 2025
Explores DDoS attack techniques, case studies (e.g., Mirai botnet), and mitigation strategies.
Pros: Real-world attack examples, solid theoretical foundation.
Cons: More hands-on labs and simulations would improve learning.
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Kuba
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 18, 2018
It is a very interesting course. Although most of the materials are quite old, surprisingly, they are still valid. The information is practical and detailed. You can check the Linux commands yourself.
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Shubham
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 26, 2019
This course is one of the best course related to Network security. Additional resources were very useful especially the thesis about A2D2 network. Questions are also very nice and conceptual.
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Muhammad
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 31, 2023
It was an excellent course, and earning this professional certification has taught me a lot more.
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Fabrice
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2019
Need some updates with different content in the course. Really helpful to understand DDOS Attacks
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Ayesha
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 31, 2020
I got to learn many thing regarding Network Security which will help me in future.
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Scribble
5.0
·Reviewed May 28, 2020
it was Amazing learning experience . I recommended please enroll the course
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Fernando
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 29, 2020
Excelente, muy completo y con muy buenos links de información complementaria
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Udit
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 17, 2020
It is a wonderful course on DDoS basics and defense techniques.