DoSAttacke

DoSAttacke is a term that refers to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. A Denial of Service attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of internet traffic. The goal of a DoS attack is to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users. This can be achieved through various methods, such as exhausting the target system's resources like CPU, memory, or bandwidth, or by exploiting vulnerabilities in its software. The impact of a successful DoS attack can range from temporary disruption of services to complete inaccessibility, leading to financial losses, reputational damage, and inconvenience for users. While a DoS attack typically originates from a single source, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack involves multiple compromised computer systems, often referred to as a botnet, attacking a single target simultaneously. Defenses against DoS attacks include traffic filtering, rate limiting, intrusion detection systems, and using Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to absorb and distribute traffic.