
Demystify Cyber
Cybersecurity terms - DDoS
Updated: Mar 23
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a type of cybercrime campaign that aims to inundate a computer system with multiple ongoing requests for data so that the service is disrupted and becomes unresponsive.
There are three main types of DDoS
Volume based - where large amounts of network traffic are used to overwhelm a server or website.
Application layer - where large amounts of requests flood applications.
Network layer - where large amounts of packets are sent to network infrastructure. This type of DDoS incudes SMurf DDoS and SYN floods.
____________________
Written by A. Turner
© A. Turner 2021 https://www.demystifycyber.com.au/
Provided for general information and education purposes