What is a DOS attack? Name its common forms.

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What is a DOS attack? Name its common forms.

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Denial of Service or DOS attack is intended to shut down a machine or network so that no user can access it. This is achieved by flooding servers, systems, or networks with traffic to cause over-consumption of victim resources.

Some of the common forms of DOS attacks are –

1. Buffer overflow attacks
2. ICMP flood
3. SYN flood
4. Smurf attack
5. Teardrop attack