How a DDOS Attack Works. How Hackers Can Bring Down a Website.

Surf the internet safely and anonymously. Get the VPN that I use. https://nordvpn.com/powercert (affiliate) Get 74% off a 2-year plan + 4 months free. In this video we discuss what is a DDOS attack. How Hackers Crash Any Website. How a DDOS works. How do you prevent and defend against a DDOS. And why do people do a DDOS attack. DDOS stands for distributed denial of service. And this is a cyber attack on a specific server or network with an intended purpose of disrupting that network or server’s normal operation. #ddos #ddosattack #ddosprotection Topics Include: What is a DDOS?: 00:00 How it works - SYN Flood: 00:40 HTTP Flood: 03:17 DOS Attack: 03:58 DDOS Attack: 04:18 How to identify a DDOS: 05:13 How to prevent a DDOS: 06:00 Rate Limiting: 06:24 Web Application Firewall: 07:03 Load Balancer: 07:47 Why do people do it?: 08:15