DDoS attacks have been hitting the headlines over the past few years, with a number of high-profile cases causing catastrophic effects for many businesses. However, a new kind of attack is on our radar. Meet the memcached attack. We’re all well-acquainted with the DDoS attacks of recent years that have knocked out even the highest-flying channels. The Mirai botnet attack on Dyn in October 2016 brought down popular websites such as Netflix, the Guardian, Reddit, CNN and Twitter. “100,000 malicious endpoints” were detected as Dyn was bombarded with traffic, causing havoc for big business and internet users alike. The effects…