DDOS

22 Publication

WHAT ARE DDOS ATTACKS?

A denial of service (DoS) attack is an attempt to cause harm by making a target system, such as a website or application, inaccessible to ordinary end users. Attackers usually generate a large number of packets or requests, which ultimately overload the target system. To carry out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, an attacker uses a variety of hacked or controlled sources. WHAT ARE DDOS ATTACKS?