Denial of Service(DOS)

When referring to computer science the purest mean of the phrase 'Denial of Service' was as it sounds, denying service or access to those were not authorized. Today Denial of Service takes on a whole new meaning instead of keeping computer secure it's a tool used to cause destruction. DoS (Denial of Service) is an attack in which an internet resource, network, or computer is rendered useless. This attack is accomplished by sending an unmanageable …

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