Write 2 to 3 paragraphs about ONE DDoS attack that occurred in 2016. 1-What techniques were used to launch the attack? 2- Who was the victim? 3-What was the vulnerability in the victim that led to the success of this attack? 4-What are some of the remedial measures, if any, that have been taken after the attack? Solution DDOS: As you may known that DDOS is distribute denial of service which is a kind of DOS . In a DDOS attack the victims use both the targeted end system and the all the system which are being used and controlled by the hacker in this attack. DDOS attack in 2016: One of the DDOS attack that took place in 2016 is the Dyn cyber attack which took place on october 21.This involved multiple DDOS aatacks which targets the DNS(Domainn Name System)provider Dyn. This attacK caused many internet platforms and services unavailable to the users of Europe and North America. Victim of this attack: New world Hackers and the group anonymous claimed the responsibility for the Dyn cyber attack. Techniques used: Dyn DNS provider is providing the service of mapping an internet domain name to the end users.when the Dyn provider entered into the web browser they noticed the DDOS attack which has been accomplished through large number of DNS request. The attack has been executed through the botnet which consist of large number of internet connected devices and that has been infected through Mirai malware. vulnerability: The vulnerability in the victim is the Mirai botnet with an estimated throughput of 1.2 terabits per second.According to experts this is the largest DDOS attack. This attack has been coordinated through internet of things(IOT)..