− | '''Distributed Denial of Service Attacks''', or '''DDoS Attacks''', effectively flood websites or servers with traffic from many different sources in order to "make the site unavailable."<ref name="attack map">[http://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/ What is a DDoS Attack?], Digital Attack Map</ref> DDoS is a type of [[DoS Attacks|Denial of Service Attack (DoS Attack)]] that uses multiple sources in order to blocks users from accessing the site. It is important to remember that not all service errors are the result of attack behaviors and can occur if a website is overwhelmed by non-malicious traffic as well.<ref>[http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-015 Security Tip (ST04-015): Understanding Denial-of-Service Attacks] (February 6, 2013), United States Department of Homeland Security</ref> | + | '''Distributed Denial of Service Attacks''', or '''DDoS Attacks''', effectively flood websites or servers with traffic from many different sources in order to "make the site unavailable."<ref name="attack map">[http://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/ What is a DDoS Attack?], Digital Attack Map</ref> DDoS is a type of [[DoS Attack|Denial of Service Attack (DoS Attack)]] that uses multiple sources in order to blocks users from accessing the site. It is important to remember that not all service errors are the result of attack behaviors and can occur if a website is overwhelmed by non-malicious traffic as well.<ref>[http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-015 Security Tip (ST04-015): Understanding Denial-of-Service Attacks] (February 6, 2013), United States Department of Homeland Security</ref> |