Attack on availability (DDoS)

Attack on the availability of websites or other internet services. These services are overloaded by a large number of requests. 

A DDoS (distributed denial of service) is a type of attack on computer systems with the aim of making them unavailable. The volume of data often reaches several hundred Gbit/s. Generally, a single organisation cannot cope with volumes of this size without external assistance. Firewalls and IPS (intrusion prevention systems) that have been configured accordingly offer only limited assistance. 

Last modification 04.12.2021

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