| Internet
Security Risks |
| What
is a denial
of service attack? |
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| Hacker uses unsuspecting |
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| execute attack on other systems |
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| Also called DoS attack |
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| Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack |
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| is more devastating DoS attack |
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| in which multiple computers |
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| attack multiple networks |
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| Computer Emergency |
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| Response Team Coordination |
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| Center (CERT/CC) assists |
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| with DDoS attacks |
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