What's the difference between a DDoS and a DoS attack?

What's the difference between a DDoS and a DoS attack?

• A DDoS attack relies on many different devices
• You can easily stop/mitigate a DDoS
• It's just an extra letter to confuse people
• A DDoS attack can only affect websites 

 

EXPLANATION

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is different from a DDoS attack. The DoS attack typically uses one computer and one Internet connection to flood a targeted system or resource. The DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource.

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is different from a DDoS attack. The DoS attack typically uses one computer and one Internet connection to flood a targeted system or resource. The DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource. DDoS attacks are often global attacks, distributed via botnets.