After the huge DDoS attack on DYNdns earlier this week marking one of the largest DDoS attacks in history I decided to make a video to help educate the public on why the media is always getting it wrong when they refer to DDoS attackers as hackers and also what we can do to stop these little script kiddies with nothing better to do from creating large bot networks and attacking services. ▼ Internet of Things devices ▼ I completely forgot to talk about Internet of Things devices (IOT). These are things like your webcams, smart fridges, routers, cell phones, toys, etc. These devices all run servers that can be accessed externally and if you don't change the default passwords or cut them off from the outside network on your router they can become vulnerable to being rooted and becomes bots on these DDoS networks so make sure you always change the default passwords on 100% of the IOT devices you have in your house. Go do it now! If you enjoyed the video please give it a 'like'. ▼ All Video/Audio equipment I used to shoot this YouTube video ▼ Sony FDR-AX33 Camera - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5LH9G0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00R5LH9G0&linkCode=as2&tag=barnacnerdg08-20&linkId=6aeb7bbe6c4ac3db64cf0138bb3fbd15 Sennheiser MKE 44 Mic - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EM70BE6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01EM70BE6&linkCode=as2&tag=barnacnerdg08-20&linkId=fed92212a8adba0f795952c4a4bd4775 Gray Card (WB) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HT9MA1W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HT9MA1W&linkCode=as2&tag=barnacnerdg08-20&linkId=b3519bb28b4b940fb169694f1dfd0d27 ▼ DDoS Attack Monitoring Sites ▼ http://map.norsecorp.com/ ▼ Virtual Machine Software ▼ Virtual Box (Install Windows on a VM) - https://www.virtualbox.org/ ▼ Follow me on social media (updated daily) ▼ Twitter - http://twitter.com/barnacules Instagram - http://instagram.com/barnacules Facebook - http://facebook.barnnerd.com Blog - http://blog.barnnerd.com ▼ Donations help me feed my family so I can spend everything else on videos like this (Thank you!) ▼ http://bit.ly/helpbarnacules ▼ Purchase a Rad Power Bike and join me on my weight loss journey ▼ http://bit.ly/RadPowerBikes ▼ Get my Windows 10 - We're Watching T-Shirt ▼ http://bit.ly/WereWatching ^^ - Use code 'BarnaVlog for $2 off order ▼ Get my Shut up and take me T-Shirt ▼ http://bit.ly/ShutUpBlack (Black Shirt) http://bit.ly/ShutUpGreen (Green Shirt) ^^ - Use code 'BarnaVlog for $2 off order ▼ Apple iBuggy T-Shirt ▼ http://bit.ly/iBuggyBlack (Black Shirt) http://bit.ly/iBuggyBlue (Blue Shirt) http://bit.ly/iBuggyHeavyMetal (Grey Shirt) ^^ - Use code 'BarnaVlog for $2 off order ▼ Discount on GT Omega Racing Office Chair ▼ GT Omega Chairs @ http://bit.ly/1lA4h4K -or- Use code 'NERDGASM' at checkout! ▼ Join My Folding@Home Team And Let's Find A Cancer Cure ▼ Barnacules Nerdgasm Team # 231300 Download Client @ http://folding.stanford.edu/ ** Top 10 contributors shown on Twitter weekly! ▼ Questions & Answers ▼ Q) My router has DDoS protection, does that mean I don't have to worry about this? A) No, the DDoS protection on your router just detects when malicious packets are incoming and ignores them. These packets still need to be received by your modem or router before they can be rejected so you can still have your connection overwhelmed which means by definition this defense is a marketing gimmick only and will only defend again very old style DDoS attacks that relied you responding to traffic. Q) Will a Virtual Machine protect me 100%? A) No, it will be a huge leap forward but realize that some malware might actually detect if it's in a VM and behave to some extent so you think it's safe to move it to a real machine. So make sure you keep everything on the VM that you suspect came from a source that might not be trustworthy (torrent sites, warez, movies, music, etc). Q) Can DDoS make my internet bill go up? A) Yes, if you have metered or limited the internet like on your cell phone or home cable modem and the DDoS attacker hits you hard you could run out your limit and go into overtime bandwidth and have to pay a premium for each gigabyte over depending on your provider. Some providers give you unlimited and in that case, you will be okay but if you keep coming under attack they may turn off your internet for eating too much bandwidth 24/7. Q) What about bot nets comprised of IOT devices like smart fridges, routers, doorbells, smart fridges, home security systems, etc? A) I consider those all to fall under 'computer' and are still infected via mallicious software or external connections. The biggest way to protect all of your devices from becoming a part of the BOT net is to protect your internal network to prevent these devices from accepting external connections and changing all of their default passwords to something complex.