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Computer Networks Vulnerable to DdOS Attacks

Computer Networks Vulnerable to DdOS Attacks

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New threats seem to come from the internet almost every day.
Businesses, schools and governments could see now see Distributed Denial of Service, or DdOS attacks.

Vernon Brown with SDN Communications in Sioux Falls says these types of attacks can come cheap and easy…….

Brown says DdOS attacks may not be as apparent as an overall hack of a network system……….

Brown says they are now having to use another type of protection service for these types of attacks……….

Brown says it is part of a rising tide of internet attacks against all types of computer networks.

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