Denial of service attack (DoS), (DDOS)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001121",
  "term": "Denial of service attack (DoS), (DDOS)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A malicious cyberattack that aims to make a computer system, network resource, or website unavailable to its intended users by overwhelming it with traffic or requests. A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack uses multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic. These attacks can cause substantial operational disruption and financial losses for affected organizations.",
  "abbreviation": "DDOS",
  "subject": "Cyber and Privacy Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/denial-of-service-attack-dos-ddos/"
}