Are You a DDoS Enabler?

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is the internet equivalent of blocking the doorway to a business. During a DDoS attack, a website is flooded with fake traffic, which the web servers dutifully try to respond to, until they are crushed by the load. Meanwhile, legitimate customers and users can’t get to the website. Believe it or not, YOU can play a role in the prevention of DDoS attacks. Mainly, because hackers take control of ordinary, household IoT devices to orchestrate their attacks.

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