Research on approaches to protecting web servers from distributed denial-of-service attacks

Abstract

Research on approaches to protecting web servers from distributed denial-of-service attacks

Karanov M.Yu., Gorin D.S., Shatovkin R.R.

Incoming article date: 14.12.2025

The article analyzes the main types of distributed denial-of-service attacks and explores classical and innovative methods of protecting web servers from threats, including packet filtering, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and load balancing architectures. Based on the research results, significant limitations of traditional approaches have been identified, such as low adaptability to new threats, high false positive rates, and inability to effectively counter modern multi-factor attacks. The paper highlights the potential of using artificial intelligence and neural networks to analyze network traffic and detect complex patterns of anomalies.

Keywords: web server protection, distributed attack, denial of service, traffic filtering, packet filtering, intrusion detection system