denial-of-service attack
Traffic-based system crash
A denial-of-service attack is a cyberattack that floods a website or network with traffic to overwhelm it, making it unavailable to legitimate users.
The goal isn't to steal data but to shut down access: The company's servers went offline after a massive denial-of-service attack.
Often abbreviated DoS, or DDoS when distributed across many attacking computers.
Period of non-operation
- outageLoss of electrical service
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- unavailabilityState of being unobtainable
- crashSudden violent impact
paralysis · slowdown · latency · timeout · business loss · unresponsive · inaccessible · offline
Obtaining through threats
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- cybercrimeIllegal digital conduct
anonymous · prosecution · FBI · attribution · motive · target · victim · perpetrator
Remotely controlled infected computers
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- trafficMovement along routes
- networkInterconnected system
- zombieReanimated dead body
command and control · IP address · router · load balancer · CDN · data center · spoofing · packets
Overwhelming water overflow
- pingBrief metallic tone
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- DDoSTraffic flood attack
- smurfTiny blue humanoid
Network access control system
- mitigationReduction of severity
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- intrusion detectionSpotting unauthorized access attempts
- redundancyNeedless duplication
downtime
Period of non-operation
- outageLoss of electrical service
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- unavailabilityState of being unobtainable
crash · paralysis · slowdown · latency · timeout · business loss · unresponsive · inaccessible · offline
extortion
Obtaining through threats
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
cybercrime · anonymous · prosecution · FBI · attribution · motive · target · victim · perpetrator · arrest
botnet
Remotely controlled infected computers
zombie · command and control · IP address · router · load balancer · CDN · data center · spoofing · packets · requests
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
- pingBrief metallic tone
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- DDoSTraffic flood attack
smurf · teardrop · reflection · volumetric · fragmentation
firewall
Network access control system
- mitigationReduction of severity
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- intrusion detectionSpotting unauthorized access attempts
denial-of-service attackuptime
Continuous operational period
availability · load balancing · traffic management · enable · service delivery
denial-of-service attacknetwork defense
Protecting connected systems from threats
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