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Distributed Denial-of-service (ddos) Attack

Distributed Denial-of-service (ddos) Attack: An email authentication, policy, and reporting protocol that verifies the authenticity of the sender of an email…

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Definition

An email authentication, policy, and reporting protocol that verifies the authenticity of the sender of an email and blocks and reports fraudulent accounts.

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Definition 2

A type of cyber attack designed to prevent users from accessing a network-connected service by sending simultaneous illegitimate requests from numerous sources. Data is sent to overload a network’s resources.

Source: ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections LexiconType: external
Definition 3

Abbreviated DDOS.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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March 2020 CSC Report
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ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
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3
Electronic Voting Glossary
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