DDoS attack
Server overwhelm tactic
A DDoS attack (distributed denial-of-service attack) is a cyberattack that floods a website or server with traffic from many sources simultaneously, overwhelming its capacity and making it unavailable to legitimate users.
Unlike a simple denial-of-service attack from one source, the distributed nature—often using thousands of compromised computers (a botnet)—makes it harder to block: The company's website went down for hours during the DDoS attack.
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- trafficMovement along routes
- serverOne who attends tables
- server crashAbrupt computing failure
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
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- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- cyber conflictstrolling, cyberbullying, flame war, online harassment, doxing
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- cybercrimehacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
DDoS attackinfiltration
Covert entry into organization
exfiltration · stealth attack · data breach · espionage · phishing
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