22 october 2024
DoS and DDoS attacks: where did they come from, their consequences, and basic rules of website protection
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Suddenly, your website stops working, servers are unresponsive, and users complain about errors? Most likely, you have become the target of a DoS attack. But where do these threats come from, how do they work, and what can you do to protect your website? We will tell you further. In this article, you will find useful information and answers to the most important questions to keep your website running smoothly. What are DoS attacks? A DoS attack (Denial of Service) is a type of hacker attack where attackers try to make a resource, such as a website or server, inaccessible to other users. It looks like this: a resource starts receiving a huge number of requests that it simply cannot handle. Due to this overload, the system “hangs” and stops working normally. Where did DoS attacks come from The first...