{"id":98429,"date":"2024-05-27T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossary\/ddos-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:10:17","slug":"ddos-attack","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/glossary\/ddos-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"DDoS Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98429\" class=\"elementor elementor-98429 elementor-48651\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ffeaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86ffeaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a815bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a815bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403f440e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"403f440e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621e4de3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"621e4de3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6165603c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6165603c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a DDoS Attack?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7143c650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7143c650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS attack) is a targeted attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">server<\/a>, service, or network designed to disable these systems. The attacker uses many different computers or devices to overwhelm the systems with a flood of traffic. These devices are often hijacked through malware and combined into what is known as a botnet. Once the botnet is activated, the infected devices simultaneously send requests to the target system.   <\/p><p>The goal of the DDoS attack is to render the server or website unusable by overloading the available memory or <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/bandbreite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandwidth<\/a>. As a result, legitimate users can no longer access the services. These are often malicious actions by hackers who may act for various reasons: from revenge to extortion or political activism.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ed2eb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58ed2eb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea2f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea2f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difference from DoS Attack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bc0978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52bc0978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A DDoS attack is an advanced form of Denial of Service attack (DoS). In a DoS attack, only a single computer or internet connection attacks the target system. While a DoS attack can also crash a system, its impact is often less devastating due to the attacker&#8217;s limited resources. Nevertheless, well-executed DoS attacks can cause significant damage.   <\/p><p>DDoS attacks, however, are more dangerous because the multitude of devices involved generates a significantly higher load. This makes it more difficult to identify the origin of the attack and defend against it. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40bd61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40bd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protection Against DDoS Attacks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eabbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eabbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies deploy specialized protective measures such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and cloud-based services to protect themselves against DDoS attacks. These systems detect unusual traffic and block malicious requests before they reach the target system. 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