Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS):

  • Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) is a type of cyber-attack used for the purpose of creating a slowdown of a website, web API, web application or network causing a downtime for minutes, hours or days and preventing user from using a service, buying a product or getting information form the target, which could be any company’s website or network...

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