Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 1DQ
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS):

  • Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) is a type of cyber-attack used for the purpose of creating a slowdown of a website, web API, web application or network causing a downtime for minutes, hours or days and preventing user from using a service, buying a product or getting information form the target, which could be any company’s website or network.
  • One or many internet-facing organizations such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smartphones, personal computers and powerful servers may be affected by a single attack that disrupts a common service relied on by many websites such as domain name system (DNS) and create outrage by creating a significant threat to enterprise, application security, and business continuity. ?
  • Zombie computers:
    • These are the systems that have been hacked by the hackers and are used for their purpose.

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