BGP

Post category:#Protocols

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a routing protocol, that works on an application level. BGP chooses the most efficient routes to deliver Internet traffic.

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ICMP Protocol

Post category:#Protocols

A TCP/IP stack protocol used for notifying about exception conditions that can occur in the Internet. Some of the protocol options are used for “internal” purposes only, without involving the transfer of any meaningful data.

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Hosting

Post category:#General Terms

Web hosting is a service that allows websites and other information systems to be hosted in the digital space. Companies providing web hosting services are called web hosting service providers, or web hosts.

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Zero Day (0day DDoS) Attack

Post category:#Attacks

When the term is used in relation to popular protocols, it means a DDoS attack that exploits vulnerabilities previously unknown to security experts. If used when talking about popular software products, the term refers to security bugs of which their developers were previously unaware. Often, a DDoS-attack can be referred to as zero-day if it is implemented using brand new methods that were never used before.

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Domain Name

Post category:#General Terms

A character-string based identifier (name) of an Internet domain. Domain names are intended to ease the designation of individual nodes and resources deployed on top of them from human readability viewpoint.

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Bandwidth

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The data transfer rate of a communication link. Bandwidth determines the amount of data that can be sent across a link per a unit of time (usually, per second).

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