Ping of Death (PoD) is a type of network attack where a cyber criminal sends a network packet that is larger than what the victim’s device can handle. That forces the device to crash or freeze or break its service down completely. Ping of death often makes a computer system unstable by intentionally shipping more… Read More: Ping of death explained »
A DNS attack is a cyber threat where cyber-criminals take advantage of vulnerabilities discovered in the Domain Name System (DNS) of a server. The Domain Name System (DNS) serves to translate domain names into IP addresses through a process called DNS resolution. Find out which are the most popular DNS attack types!
Distributed Denial of Service attack, or shortly DDoS attack, is a cyber threat that aims to make an online service unavailable to users. Usually, it disrupts the performance of a website, server, or network. DDoS attacks are initiated with many compromised devices, known as a botnet. They flood the victim with malicious traffic. As a… Read More: DDoS attack – What does it mean? »