Security
DDoS
Abbreviation for Distributed Denial of Service
In short and in plain language
A DDoS is an attack on a server.
A great many computers send requests to it at the same time. The aim is to overload the server.
The shop then gets slow or cannot be reached. Filters placed in front of the server can help to catch such requests.
Definition
A DDoS is an attack in which a large number of computers send requests to a server at the same time to overload it. The shop then becomes slow or unreachable. Upstream filters can help to absorb such requests.