CSujay01/ddos-ir-analysis

# ddos-incident-response-analysis Analysis of DDoS and SYN flood attack scenarios using network traffic behavior, incident response workflows, and NIST CSF-based mitigation strategies. # DDoS Incident Response Analysis This repository contains security incident analysis and response documentation focused on DDoS and SYN flood attack scenarios. The project analyzes how network disruptions occur during denial-of-service attacks, how traffic patterns reveal attack behavior, and how incident response teams can mitigate and recover from such events. \## Focus Areas \* SYN flood attacks \* ICMP flood attacks \* TCP handshake analysis \* Incident response workflows \* NIST CSF framework application \* Network traffic investigation \* Recovery and mitigation planning \## Key Findings \* Excessive SYN requests can exhaust server resources and block legitimate traffic \* ICMP flooding can disrupt network availability and critical services \* Firewall controls, IDS/IPS systems, and traffic filtering are critical for mitigation \* Incident response planning significantly improves recovery time \## Tools \& Concepts \* TCP/IP analysis \* Network traffic investigation \* Firewall and IDS concepts \* Incident response procedures \* NIST CSF framework \## Notes This repository was created for educational and portfolio purposes. Any sensitive or internal information has been removed.