Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks: Overloading Systems

A DDoS attack floods a target system, server, or network with an overwhelming amount of traffic, rendering it unable to function properly. These attacks often target websites, online services, and even government infrastructure.

Types of DDoS attacks:

Volume-based attacks: Overload bandwidth with excessive traffic.

Protocol attacks: Exploit network protocols to exhaust resources.

Application-layer attacks: Target specific web applications to disrupt functionality.

Organizations can mitigate DDoS attacks by using firewalls, content delivery networks (CDNs), and traffic filtering solutions to detect and block malicious requests.