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Research Paper | Computer Science & Engineering | India | Volume 7 Issue 2, February 2018

DOS Attacks

Rushikesh Gawande

Abstract: A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Although the means to carry out, motives for, and targets of a DoS attack may vary, it generally consists of the concerted efforts of a person or people to prevent an Internet site or service from functioning efficiently or at all, temporarily or indefinitely.

Keywords: Denial of service, Distributed Denial of Service, Internet Security

Edition: Volume 7 Issue 2, February 2018,

Pages: 450 - 452