“The ability to hit up to multiple targets simultaneously (instead of just one with LOIC), and the use of randomization to evade detection, makes HOIC a threat to any business with a presence online,” Quinn said. The DDoS underground has been urging participants to abandon the LOIC tool in favor of HOIC, making it likely that HOIC-based attacks will become increasingly common. It becomes much more difficult to identify and mitigate, prolonging the outage caused by the attack.” “But with the booster scripts – which are already circulating widely among hacker circles – a group attack gains the advantage of stealth. It still requires a coordinated group attack to bring a site down,” said Neal Quinn, VP of Operations at Prolexic. In addition, as part of its public mission, PLXsert issues quarterly attack reports, as well as periodic threat advisories.Ĭonsidered the next generation replacement for the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) flood attack tool, HOIC also includes support for booster files – customizable scripts that randomize attack signatures and make attacks more difficult to differentiate from legitimate traffic. HOIC DDoS protection strategies have already been put in place for Prolexic’s customers. The Prolexic Security Engineering and Response Team (PLXsert) continuously reviews and analyzes DDoS attack patterns and emerging trends to develop the intelligence and tools to prevent and combat DDoS attacks. “As the world’s most advanced experts in DDoS protection and mitigation, we feel it is our duty to arm the public with the tools and information they need to protect themselves from emerging DDoS attack tools such as HOIC,” he said. No business is immune to becoming a target,” said Paul Sop, chief technology officer at Prolexic.
It can be an act of revenge for a real or perceived slight, a political statement or completely random.
“A DDoS attack can come from anywhere, anytime. As a public service, full details of the HOIC threat, including recommended protection strategies, are available at. Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, today released a threat advisory for the High Orbit Ion Cannon (HOIC), an increasingly popular attack tool that can target up to 256 web addresses simultaneously. Hollywood, Florida USA (PRWEB) February 23, 2012
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