HOW DDOS ATTACKS WORK (AND HOW TO STOP THEM)

You've heard of hacking and identity theft, but what about DDoS attacks?

DDoS stands for "distributed denial of service", and is a common way of attacking a website by flooding it with requests for information - in some cases, up to 20,000x more - which can make it impossible to identify legitimate customers from robots.

No business is safe, so it's important to understand what DDoS is, how it happens and what preventative and defensive measures are in place to reduce the likelihood of it happening to you.