What distinguishes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack from a traditional Denial or service attack (DoS)?

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• AA DDoS attack originates from external devices, while a DoS attack originates from internal
• BA DDoS attack is launched from multiple devices, while a DoS attack is launched from a single
• CA DoS attack targets one server, a DDoS attack targets all the clients that use a server
• DA DDoS attack targets multiple devices, while a DoS Is designed to Incapacitate only one device

• A
  5% (3)
• B
  92% (60)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

The main distinction between a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack and a traditional Denial of Service (DoS) attack is that a DDoS attack is launched from multiple devices, whereas a DoS attack originates from a single device. This distinction is critical because the distributed nature of a DDoS attack makes it more difficult to mitigate. Multiple attacking sources can generate a higher volume of malicious traffic, overwhelming the target more effectively than a single source, as seen in a DoS attack. DDoS attacks exploit a variety of devices across the internet, often coordinated using botnets, to flood targets with excessive requests, leading to service degradation or complete service denial.

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