How might one explain the meaning of “DDoS” to a less tech-savvy individual?
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DOS stands for “denial of service”, meaning a type of cyberattack intended to obstruct access to a site or online service. The extra D stands for distributed meaning the attack is coming from multiple sources(Botnets).
The attack itself typically involves spamming a server with massive amounts of pointless requests. Which prevents the server from replying to legitimate users.
Imagine if starting tomorrow, every day you received 10,000 blank letters in the mail in legitimate looking envelopes. It would make it completely impossible for you to reply to your actual mail.
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