September 2002
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
13h 6m
English
| Q1: | What are denial of service attacks? |
| A1: | Denial of service attacks are designed to deny access to a computer rather than to break into it. They usually involve sending a lot of data over a network to a computer so that it’s overwhelmed and can’t respond to legitimate requests. There have also been some bugs that enable malicious people to send certain commands to a computer that cause it to crash. Most of these attacks work on the network level and are usually corrected by patches released by operating system vendors. This is one reason why you should always stay up-to-date on the latest security issues. |
| Q2: | How can I stay up-to-date on security issues? |
| A2: | There are a number of excellent Web sites that provide security information. ... |
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