Attack methods and causes
DoS / DDoS attack
An attack that sends a website or service far more visits than it can handle, so that it slows down or stops, like a crowd blocking a shop's door. In a DDoS attack the visits come from many devices at once, often other people's devices taken over by the attacker.
More terms on this topic
- API abuse
- Backdoor
- Brute-force attack
- Credential stuffing
- CVE identifier
- Dark web / leak site
- Insider misuse
- Malware / computer virus
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Misconfiguration
- Misdelivery
- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Unauthorized access, intrusion and compromise
- Unauthorized login / impersonation
- Vulnerability
- Web vulnerability exploit / SQL injection
- Zero-day attack