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Denial of Service Attack

An assault on a network that deluges it with so many additional requests that legitimate traffic is slowed to a crawl or completely interrupted. Unlike a worm or a virus, a Denial of Service Attack does not cause damage to a database. SEE ALSO: Distributed Denial of Services Attack

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