Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are malicious attempts to disrupt the normal functioning of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming it with a flood of internet traffic.
Volume-Based Attacks
These attacks aim to consume the bandwidth of the target network or service.
UDP Flood: This...
Understanding these concepts is crucial for accurate threat detection and response as it helps to evaluate and improve the accuracy of security measures, ensuring they are reliable and effective at detecting and mitigating threats without causing unnecessary alerts or missing real threats.
True Positive (TP)
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In cybersecurity, understanding the differences between risk, vulnerability, and threats is crucial for effective risk management and mitigation.
Risk
This is the potential loss, damage or destruction of an asset due to a threat exploiting a vulnerability, representing the likelihood of a threat causing harm and...