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distributed denial of service (DDoS)

Definition(s):

  A denial of service technique that uses numerous hosts to perform the attack.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 1800-15B under Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) from NISTIR 7711
NIST SP 1800-15C under Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) from NISTIR 7711
NISTIR 7711 under Distributed Denial of Service