Archive for June, 2011
Latest Information Technology News in India
News is the communication of information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. Newsworthiness is defined as a subject having sufficient relevance to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
The news plays a vital role in human affairs. The importance of news has been increased greatly by the spread of education. Education sharpens one’s curiosity about events in distant lands.
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Computer Network Security Threats That You Should Know
Aside from hacking, there are still other computer network security threats that you should be aware of and one of which is the denial of service attack or commonly known as DoS attack.
In today’s world, a lot of us rely on automation and with the technology it is not impossible for us to do certain things with the help of computers. But then again, there are threats – threats that are also “automated”.
Denial of service attack is a type of attack to the service which can down the system for a specific duration of time. The perpetrator is sending multiple requests to the server until such time that the server can no longer cater the requests of the perpetrator causing the system to shut itself down. The result, server down and no one else can access the service. One example of this is a website wherein the perpetrator sends page request to the server in such an overwhelming manner causing the server to close.
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