Distributed Denial-of-Service – Article ( Articles ) Distributive Denial-of-Service (DDoS) A Coordinated Assault A DDoS attack is a more sophisticated and powerful version of the traditional Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. Instead of originating from a single source, DDoS attacks utilize a network of compromised computers, known as a botnet, to overwhelm the target with traffic. Imagine a single person trying to […]
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A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is a more sophisticated and powerful version of the traditional Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. Instead of originating from a single source, DDoS attacks utilize a network of compromised computers, known as a botnet, to overwhelm the target with traffic. Imagine a single person trying to push a door open versus a coordinated effort by a large group – a DDoS attack is like the latter, with multiple sources working together to bring down the target.