Usage of "dos attack"

An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users; it generally consists of the concerted efforts of a person or people to prevent an Internet site or service from functioning efficiently or at all, temporarily or indefinitely.

denial-of-service attack

Usage of dos attack in English

DoS attack will clog up the routers, slow down the transmission signal. 
 Brain jack 

DOS attacks flood an organisation's website causing it to crash, but usually do little lasting damage. 
 Reuters 

DOS attacks flood an organization's website causing it to crash, but usually do little lasting damage. 
 Reuters 

So as a direct result of the first spam email, they accidentally created the first, DoS attack! 
 The Irish Times 

In January last year, HSBC's internet banking facility was made unavailable following a DOS attack, but no transactions were affected. 
 The Guardian 

He couldn't think about it, literally couldn't think about it while this mental DoS attack was still in full flow. 
 Bedlam 

But in delving into such sensitive territory as a government sponsoring DOS attacks, Schily may stir up more controversy than he realizes. 
 Wired 

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Meanings of dos attack in English