Denial of Service

A "denial-of-service" attack is an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service. These include:

• Attempts to "flood" a network, thereby preventing legitimate network traffic
• Attempts to disrupt connections between two machines, thereby preventing access to a service
• Attempts to prevent a particular individual from accessing a service
• Attempts to disrupt service to a specific system or person

Denial-of-service attacks come in a variety of forms and aim at a variety of services. There are three basic types of attack:

• Consumption of scarce, limited, or non-renewable resources
• Destruction or alteration of configuration information
• Physical destruction or alteration of network components

For more information about Netfast Anti DOS & DDOS solutions and services contact us at:services@netfast.com or call 718-706-4140.