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What is a DDoS attack?
DoS = Denial of Service: flooding a target so it stops working. DDoS = Distributed DoS: many machines attack together. A botnet is a group of hacked devices. It breaks availability: real users cannot use the site.
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DoS = Denial of Service: flooding a target so it stops working. DDoS = Distributed DoS: many machines attack together. A botnet is a group of hacked devices. It breaks availability: real users cannot use the site.
Learn more in the lesson: 40.1 What Is DoS vs DDoS