DDoS attack used “headless” browsers

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A headless browser is one that has no address bar, buttons, toolbars, etc. and it’s used to test and automate apps. In this case, Phantom JS, a test tool that uses such a browser, was used by attackers to generate 700 million hits per day on the targeted site. Read more here:

http://m.darkreading.com/133696/show/dcc2e78b8f13399672bc73e5b26fe4aa/

 

About The Author

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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