DDoS
abbreviation or noun
ˈdē-ˌdäs 
ˌdē-ˌdē-ˌō-ˈes
: distributed denial of service
In the last couple of days they've launched DDoSes on the Web sites of Visa, MasterCard, and various other entities …—
Farhad Manjoo
Farhad Manjooa DDoS attack
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It’s considered one of the most powerful DDoS botnets ever.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Volumetric DDoS Protection The first layer to build is volumetric DDoS protection.
—Alexander Krizhanovsky, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Last October, the platform was targeted by DDoS attacks and was offline for several days.
—PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
For one, such attacks cause the DDoS to be delivered from a wide variety of destinations.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Why, then, did these DDoS attacks cause outages for X?
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Volumetric DDoS Protection The first layer to build is volumetric DDoS protection.
—Alexander Krizhanovsky, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Last October, the platform was targeted by DDoS attacks and was offline for several days.
—PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
For one, such attacks cause the DDoS to be delivered from a wide variety of destinations.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Why, then, did these DDoS attacks cause outages for X?
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2025
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“DDoS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DDoS. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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