PBS Idea Channel - Season 2 Episode 6 Is a DOS Attack a Weapon?
Here's an idea: a DOS attack is a weapon. Denial of Service (DOS) or Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks take down servers by distracting them with meaningless traffic until basically they can't take it any more. Scientology, Westboro Baptist Church, and others like them have been hit, and if you look at the coverage of these events, the descriptive words "attacks," "violent," and "weapons" are telling. The way we talk about the result of a software program reflects the way we view "online", and the value we place on its content, be it the FBI homepage or cat videos on YouTube.
First Air Date: Mar 14, 2012
Last Air date: Sep 25, 2013
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 69 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 4.103
Language: English
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