单词 | denial of service (DOS) attack |
释义 | denial of service (DOS) attackDefinition Cracker or hacker attack on a computer system or website, aimed at disrupting its normal functions. A common method used in DOS attacks is to deluge the system or site with a flood of messages that drastically slow down its response time, or overwhelm its data handling capacity resulting in a system crash. In many countries a DOS attack is a criminal offense even if attempted as a prank. See also active attack and passive attack. Use 'denial of service (DOS) attack' in a SentenceWe got a couple of friends together and loaded up a program designed to constantly refresh this kid's webpage in a denial of service attack, in order to shut down the server. We learned we were vulnerable to a denial of service attack so we increased our funding to the budget of our IT department. I realized that we were under a denial of service attack and would have to wait to access the webpage that we really wanted to see. |
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