DDoS (distributed denial of service) 🔴 Attack
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a cyber attack designed to render an IT service unavailable or to disrupt its operation by flooding it with excessive requests from multiple sources.
Deepfake 🔴 Manipulation
A deepfake is a type of manipulation that uses artificial intelligence to create fake videos or audio, often very realistic. The aim is to manipulate public opinion, disinform, damage someone's reputation or commit fraud.
Defence in depth 🟢 Protection
Defence in depth is a cybersecurity strategy that involves layering several layers of protection to secure systems, networks and data.
It aims to slow down, detect and neutralise attacks even if one of the barriers is bypassed. Inspired by military tactics, it is based on the principle that no security measure is infallible.
Site defacement
Website defacement is a cyber attack that consists of changing the appearance of a website, usually its home page, without authorisation.
The aim is often to replace legitimate content with a message, image or video that is political, ideological, humorous or purely vandalistic.
Denial of service 🔴 Attack
A denial of service is a type of cyber attack that aims to make a service, network or system unavailable by flooding it with malicious traffic.