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Topic: Denial of Service Attacks

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The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite website(s):Slashdot
Most admires:Bill Gates
Favorite possession(s):Windows computer,  Linux box,  Apple Computer
People talk about their ..:Geekiness
Favorite book(s):"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright
Favorite animal(s):Penguin
Interest(s):Computers
Favorite computer game(s):Hacking,  StarCraft,  Quake
Favorite online activity(s):Finding warez,  Chatting on ICQ,  Downloading porn
Membership(s):Free Software Foundation
Favorite quote(s):"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
 
 
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor

If you are found using or participating in denial of service attacks you will have your account suspended immediately, pending an investigation by PMR Hosting management.
Denial of Service Attacks In the event of a Denial of Service (DOS) attack, SpinWeb will do everything in it's power to stop and prevent the attack from resulting in any service outage.
Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

Denial of service attacks Denial of service attacks achieve their objective by preventing a service from functioning in the normal manner or by preventing users from accessing these services.
Denial of service—The goal of denial-of-service attacks is not to gain unauthorized access to machines or data, but to prevent legitimate users of a service from using them.
This is necessary in order to fully combat all the denial of service attacks currently present and to facility some changes in the prevention of cheating.
Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

Denial of service attacks, exploiting weaknesses and bugs in client or server software 12.
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks can bring down network connectivity and/or delete files.
Denial-of-service attacks are a frequent occurance, as are hacking attacks into web servers.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Denial-Of-Service attacks use multiple servers, caught by intruders, and launch thousands of messages per second.
Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

If a customer is found to be receiving denial of service attacks frequently their account may be suspended or canceled at the discretion of Reverse.
Josh Hogan,
Commander

DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS: Any "denial of service attack" including mail bombing, flooding, or deliberate attempts to interfere with service to any user or to disable a system is prohibited.
Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate

Denial of Service attacks and the clandestine monitoring of user activities are creating negative connotations for the future of the Internet.
 
 
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