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by Perryman on February 13th, 2007

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What is a denial of service (DoS) attack?

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  • by canadianhelper on February 13th, 2007

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    n computer security, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Typically the targets are high-profile web servers, and the attack attempts to make the hosted web pages unavailable on the Internet. It is a computer crime that violates the Internet proper use policy as indicated by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).

    DoS attacks have two general forms:

    * Force the victim computer(s) to reset or consume its resources such that it can no longer provide its intended service.
    * Obstruct the communication media between the intended users and the victim so that they can no longer communicate adequately.

    Not all service outages, even those that result from malicious activity, are necessarily denial-of-service attacks. Other types of attack may include a denial of service as a component, but the denial of service may be part of a larger attack.

    Source : Wiki

    http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Denial-Service-Mechanisms-Networking/dp/0131475738/sr=8-1/qid=1171391772/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5608164-7666847?ie=UTF8&s=books

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    • hehe, I gave my definition, and then linked it to wiki :-P Great minds think alike?

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      by Anonymous on February 13th, 2007

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