Why Are They Difficult to Protect Against?
DOS attacks are difficult to protect against because you can never totally eliminate the threat. If you are connected to the Internet, there is always the chance that an attacker may send you too much data that you are not able to process. Therefore, you can minimize your threat my increasing your bandwidth, however an attacker can always use additional resources to flood your network.
Let’s look at another example. You come home from work and you live on a cul-de-sac, which means there is only a single road to get to your house, and there is currently a truck blocking that road. Very easily, someone has just launched a Denial of Service attack, denying you access to your house. One way to protect against ...
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