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Common Network Attacks

Mar 17, 2011 · 4 min read · CCENT CCNA CCNA Security Cisco computers Denial-of-service attack ICND1 ICND2 Network administrator networking Security security Server (computing) SYN flood technology Transmission Control Protocol User Datagram Protocol ·
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Network attacks have always been around but they are getting more advanced every day. These attacks are also easy to set up and use. In the past these types of attacks would have to be pulled off by someone who really knew about computers and to know what they are doing. That's a true hacker, now there are programs …

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WordPress.com Hit by a DoS Attack

Mar 4, 2011 · 3 min read · CCENT Cisco cisco computers Denial-of-service attack General ICND1 Internet Matt Mullenweg networking Security security Server (computing) SYN flood technology WordPress.com ·
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Yesterday, (March 3rd 2011) there was a massive DoS attack that hit WordPress.com. Cisco Skill's uses WordPress.com has a hosting provider but is not believed to one of the sites hit. There still is no word on who or why they targeted WordPress.com but goes to show that Denial of Service is still a popular type of …

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