Using MIS (10th Edition)
Using MIS (10th Edition)
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Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 3SAQ

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Denial of Service (DoS) attack:

Denial of Service (DoS) is an attack made by the attacker to make the system shut down or to make network inaccessible to its users.

The process is carried out by giving continuous request to the service provider which in turn can make the system fail or crash.

When continuous request is processed to the target network it could cause traffic and will make the server or target network unable to acknowledge those requests by identifying return addresses.

This continuous request made by the attacker make server or network stay busy which makes the resources inaccessible to the indented users.

Here, the attack does not result in loss or theft of data or information or asserts but will result in wastage of time and money...

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