DDoS Attacks: A Growing Threat to Online Businesses

What is a DDoS Attack?

A DDoS attack is a cyberattack that targets websites and servers by disrupting network services with overwhelming traffic from multiple compromised computers. The goal of a DDoS attack is to make the target website or server unavailable to legitimate users.

Types of DDoS Attacks

There are different types of DDoS attacks, each with its own unique characteristics:

• Volume-based attacks: These attacks flood the target with a large volume of traffic, overwhelming its bandwidth and making it unavailable to legitimate users.
• Protocol attacks: These attacks target specific protocols or services on the target system, disrupting network connectivity or specific applications.
• Application-layer attacks: These attacks target specific applications or services on the target system, disrupting their functionality or causing them to crash.