A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is when an attacker, or attackers, attempt to make it impossible for a digital service to be delivered. This could be sending a web server so many ...

DDoS attacks generally work by drowning a system with requests for data, overwhelming internet bandwidth, CPU or RAM capacity through an excessive volume or web server or database queries.

This malicious flood of traffic is designed to cripple websites, online games, and even critical infrastructure. In the worst cases, DDoS attacks can cause serious financial damage. Although DDoS ...

Modern DDoS attacks can bring even the most-visited, highest-scale websites down. With every minute of downtime now hitting organizations’ top and bottom lines harder – especially as they ...