In this paper I will highlight a modus operandi of hackers launching Denial of
Service (DoS) cyberattacks. I will theoretically show how CAM Overflow and TCP
SYN Flood attacks can be performed, using Kali Linux, a Linux distribution used
by cyber criminals to launch MitM (Man-in-the-Middle) attacks, DoS attacks,
observing traffic in a computer network, etc. Hackers can affect the functioning
of devices on an organization’s local network (server, router, switch, etc.) by
sending thousands of packets per second to the target device. CAM Overflow is an
attack where a hacker aims to overcrowd the CAM table of a switch with MAC
addresses, and TCP SYN Flood is an attack that can be launched against a server
in the computer network.
INTELLIGENCE INFO, Vol. 1, Nr. 1, Septembrie 2022, pp. 125-130
ISSN 2821 – 8159, ISSN – L 2821 – 8159, DOI: 10.58679/II52272
URL:
https://www.intelligenceinfo.org/the-impact-of-dos-denial-of-service-cyberattacks-on-a-local-area-network-lan/