DDOS attacks are illegal and punishable under various laws.

DDOS attacks can be mitigated by using and intrusion prevention systems.

A DDOS attack aims to disrupt normal traffic.

The goal of a DDOS attack is to make a target unavailable to its users.

DDOS attacks can be launched using various types of such as UDP flooding or SYN flooding.

DDOS attacks can overwhelm a target server by flooding it with a large amount of .

The impact of a successful DDOS attack can be financial loss and damage to a company's .

One common method of conducting a DDOS attack is through a of infected computers.