I'll explain distributed denial-of-service attacks if you don't know.

A denial of service attack might have serious consequences for regular email. Apply everything you've studied to come up with a plan to fend against such assaults.

There are a few ways in which a denial of service attack might hurt regular email. Use what you've learned to devise a strategy for repelling such attacks.

What is meant by the term distributed denial of service ?

Is it true that nobody has ever been able to mount a successful distributed denial of service attack?

You are going to get an email from the mail server at work informing you that your password has been changed and that you need to confirm this information. There is a strong likelihood that you haven't changed the password in a while. What caused the password to be different? Malware that was installed on the computers that successfully changed the password may have been utilized by an attacker.

What is the distinction between denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attacks? Which is the most hazardous? Why?

Not only is it impossible for a single individual to launch a distributed denial-of-service attack, but the term itself is nebulous at best.

One individual may coordinate what is called a "distributed denial of service attack." In what ways would you characterize it?

What is the difference between a denial-of-service attack and a distributed denial-of-service attack? Which is more dangerous? Why?