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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have plagued schools for quite some time. DDoS attacks are cyberattacks in which a server is overloaded
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have plagued schools for quite some time. DDoS attacks are cyberattacks in which a server is overloaded with unsolicited requests until it becomes unstable and an outage occurs. Students are the primary perpetrators, as they can cost as little as $5. There are multiple strategies that schools can take to safeguard themselves.