Define+a+denial-of-service+(DoS)+attack.+What+is+the+goal+of+an+HTTP+flood+attack?

A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a type of cyber attack where the attacker overwhelms a target system or network with a flood of illegitimate requests or traffic, rendering the system or network unable to respond to legitimate requests. The goal of a DoS attack is to disrupt the availability of the targeted system or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users.

An HTTP flood attack is a specific type of DoS attack that targets web servers. In an HTTP flood attack, the attacker sends a large volume of HTTP requests to the target server, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unresponsive. The goal of an HTTP flood attack is to exhaust the server's resources, such as CPU, memory, or network bandwidth, and ultimately bring down the website or web application hosted on the server.