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'''DDoS''' is the acronym for '''Distributed Denial of Service.''' The [[Software Engineering Institute]] ~~(SEI)~~- [[CERT]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] explained that the telephone system, computer system and the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) sometimes become unusable during peak hours where consumers are having a hard time using the service or when an intruder or hacker interrupts the system making it unavaible to consumers. When a hacker sends a very large amount of email to someone which can not be handled by the recipients computer disk that saves e-mails, a '''Denial of Service (DoS) attack''' happens because the user can not use his or her computer until the situation is resolved. In terms of computer network, intruders send extraordinary amount of internet calls to computers providing internet servicse preventing users to get internet connection. Users whose networks are unable to use the internet because of intrusion become victims of '''Distributed Denial Of Service attack'''.<ref>[http://www.cert.org/homeusers/ddos.html What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It?]</ref>]

'''DDoS''' is the acronym for '''Distributed Denial of Service.''' The [[SEI|Software Engineering Institute]]- [[CERT]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] explained that the telephone system, computer system and the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) sometimes become unusable during peak hours where consumers are having a hard time using the service or when an intruder or hacker interrupts the system making it unavaible to consumers. When a hacker sends a very large amount of email to someone which can not be handled by the recipients computer disk that saves e-mails, a '''Denial of Service (DoS) attack''' happens because the user can not use his or her computer until the situation is resolved. In terms of computer network, intruders send extraordinary amount of internet calls to computers providing internet servicse preventing users to get internet connection. Users whose networks are unable to use the internet because of intrusion become victims of '''Distributed Denial Of Service attack'''.<ref>[http://www.cert.org/homeusers/ddos.html What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It?]</ref>]

==Frequent Targets of Intruder Attacks==

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	'''DDoS''' is the acronym for '''Distributed Denial of Service.''' The [[Software Engineering Institute]] ~~(SEI)~~- [[CERT]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] explained that the telephone system, computer system and the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) sometimes become unusable during peak hours where consumers are having a hard time using the service or when an intruder or hacker interrupts the system making it unavaible to consumers. When a hacker sends a very large amount of email to someone which can not be handled by the recipients computer disk that saves e-mails, a '''Denial of Service (DoS) attack''' happens because the user can not use his or her computer until the situation is resolved. In terms of computer network, intruders send extraordinary amount of internet calls to computers providing internet servicse preventing users to get internet connection. Users whose networks are unable to use the internet because of intrusion become victims of '''Distributed Denial Of Service attack'''.<ref>[http://www.cert.org/homeusers/ddos.html What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It?]</ref>]		'''DDoS''' is the acronym for '''Distributed Denial of Service.''' The [[SEI\|Software Engineering Institute]]- [[CERT]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] explained that the telephone system, computer system and the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) sometimes become unusable during peak hours where consumers are having a hard time using the service or when an intruder or hacker interrupts the system making it unavaible to consumers. When a hacker sends a very large amount of email to someone which can not be handled by the recipients computer disk that saves e-mails, a '''Denial of Service (DoS) attack''' happens because the user can not use his or her computer until the situation is resolved. In terms of computer network, intruders send extraordinary amount of internet calls to computers providing internet servicse preventing users to get internet connection. Users whose networks are unable to use the internet because of intrusion become victims of '''Distributed Denial Of Service attack'''.<ref>[http://www.cert.org/homeusers/ddos.html What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It?]</ref>]

	==Frequent Targets of Intruder Attacks==		==Frequent Targets of Intruder Attacks==