Script Kiddies and DoS Attacks

A script kiddie is an inexperienced hacker who uses already developed tools
and methods to exploit a system or penetrate a systemís defenses, instead of
creating those tools and methods on his own. Advanced hackers and code pro-
grammers are generally considered to be elite. These experienced individuals
can create a rootkit, whereas a script kiddie will only obtain and execute it.
A DoS attack is an attack on a network or system that is designed to tie
up the systemís or networkís resources so that legitimate requests for service
cannot be answered. For all known DoS attacks, there are software ?xes that
system administrators can install to limit the damage caused by the attacks,
and steps they can take to attempt to prevent the attacks. Since 2003, the
majority of widespread viruses and worms have been designed to take control
of usersí computers for use in DoS attacks to hide the identity of the true
attacker. Infected computer system hosts (called zombies) are used to send
large amounts of data, spam, pornography, and other random data to legiti-
mate hosts. A DoS attack is usually sourced from one or multiple locations to
attack a single location. A distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack is the
ìdistributedî form of the same attack, using multiple zombie hosts to perform
a larger-scale attack more quickly.


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