EBK MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY
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Author: WHITMAN
Publisher: CENGAGE CO
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Chapter 1, Problem 15RQ
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Difference between denial-of-service attack and Distributed denial-of-service attack:
Denial-of-service attack | Distributed denial-of-service attack |
When a large number of information requests or information is sent to the target by the attacker. | When specific number of requests are sent from different locations at a same time. |
It requires one computer and one internet connection. | It requires multiple computers and multiple internet connections... |
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