Syvir AntiPDoS

Permanent Denial of Service attacks

Why are PDoS attacks a problem?
These types of attacks are extremely serious as they result in permanent damage to the endpoint.
Endpoints would need to be replaced…at significant financial loss.
Affected endpoints tend not to be able to recover.
Replacement of endpoints or internal components results in huge financial losses.
Critical infrastructure can be affected by a PDoS attack

Detecting a PDoS attack.
While a DDoS attack is easy to spot and deal with, a PDoS silently attacks endpoints.

PDoS attacks are easy for cyber attackers to implement…
PDoS is easy for cybercriminals to implement as data is corrupted by an endpoint’s hardware being damaged.
Businesses that depend on endpoints for their work are at huge risk with this type of Cyberattack.

Data loss is easy with PDoS attacks…
With a PDoS attack endpoints can be so badly damaged that data recovery is impossible.
Businesses are forced to repair or replace endpoints damaged by a PDoS attack.

Symptoms of a PDoS attack.
Some early warning signs…
System shutdown. Endpoint shuts down unexpectedly.
Firmware corruption. The endpoint doesn’t boot normally.
Hardware overheating. An attacker may place malware on the system which physically damages internal components.
Remote access logs- unusual login attempts may indicate an attack.

Why bother about PDoS attacks
With our dependance of digital infrastructure, a PDoS attack poses a greater risk to companies, organizations, governments and individuals.

Remote workers increase risk.
PDoS tactics are employed by ransomware groups. Cybercriminals may threaten too permanently destroy data through a PDoS attack unless a ransom is paid


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