The report "Rise of the Machines: The Dyn Attack Was Just a Practice Run" by James Scott and Drew Spaniel, published in December 2016, discusses the concept of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and the potential for such attacks to become more frequent and sophisticated. The authors simplify the internet and explain the protocols involved, including ISO OSI and TCP/IP. They also describe the anatomy of a DDoS attack and how botnets can be constructed. The report concludes by noting that the Dyn attack was just a practice run and that future attacks are likely to be more complex and difficult to defend against. The report is available for registration at www.ICITWinterSummit.org.
