Syvir AntiPDoS

Introduction

In the ever changing and evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the denial of service attack is particularly well known and understood.
A (DoS) attack disrupts services on a temporary basis. Less known is the potentially devasting Permanent Denial of Service (PDoS) attacks.
Attacks can come when software is installed to keep frying internal components with overuse.
Causing systems to fail Phlashing attacks where firmware is updated with a virus that bricks the system by making BIOS or Hard Drive unusable..
These aim to cause irrevocable damage to an endpoint. These damages effectively render the device inoperable and facilitate replacement.
The repercussions of such attacks can be as devasting to an organization in much the way a ransomware attack.
In the case of a PDoS attack the systems can need replacing and data lost.
This causes dual pain point for organizations.

1. Loss of data.
2. Loss of hardware.

This can lead to enormous financial losses for replacement and reconfiguration and installation of software.
The time systems are offline can be catastrophic for any company.
Effective security measures are few and far between for PDoS attacks, while the well-known DoS attack is widely understood amongst cybersecurity professionals.
A wide range of software is available to stop DoS attacks. As adversaries continue to evolve their attack methods it becomes essential to understand these types of attacks and take counter measures to ensure your systems aren’t bricked.
Despite the serious nature of such attacks little is known about what a hacker could obtain from such an attack, beyond the satisfaction of destroying a company’s endpoints.


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