DOS attacks & LOIC

For my security testing, I decided to use Low Orbit Ion Cannon. A Denial of Server tool.

Firstly, using a portable mobile version, I was able to connect to the web server [faculty.school].

It was then able spam the web-server with false TCP traffic.

On to the server, I installed a network interface traffic tool, IPTraf. This showed the traffic being created to the Ethernet connection. Although the traffic isn't that much, around 2Mb of traffic. Without being stopped, this has the potential to add up vary quickly.

I passed this on to the security person of the network, Nathan, who was able to prevent this by applying storm control.