May result in collateral damage, as legitimate traffic can also be diverted to the black hole, causing service disruptions for innocent users.

Requires careful configuration to avoid false positives and prevent legitimate traffic from being incorrectly identified as malicious.

May impact network performance due to the additional processing required to divert and filter traffic to the black hole.

Relies on network operators accurately identifying and mitigating the specific attack traffic, requiring sufficient expertise and resources.

Does not provide a comprehensive solution and should be used as part of a multi-layered approach to security.

MOre info: User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Definition