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

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Examples for "denial-of-service attack"

denial-of-service attack

Examples for "denial-of-service attack"

A sustained traffic hit may be a worm or a denial-of-service attack. 
 Reuters 

This sort of problem is often what allows a denial-of-service attack to succeed. 
 Essential system administration, 3rd edition 

But the latest attack is much more serious than a typical denial-of-service attack. 
 Wired 

This is all that a denial-of-service attack can do: register protest. 
 The Guardian 

A short time later, a denial-of-service attack was launched against the ITU's main website. 
 Reuters 

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