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or fake traffic until the server succumbs to the pressure and crashes. It will take a lot
of time and resources to clear this threat and restore your website’s functionality.
Another attack similar to DDoS is the use of BotNets. BotNet is a collection of
malicious servers teamed up to destroy a specific website or an entire network. It is
possible for a hacker to round up a few websites in a network and use them as
BotNets to attack other websites. It becomes harder to quell such an attack because
you first have to identify whether the threat is coming from amidst hundreds of
websites or cloud servers.
Some threats use your website URL as bait to attack your online visitors. One such
threat is Drive-by Download attacks which is in the form of a fake URL that harbors
a malicious program. It is a lot easier for hackers to replicate your website URL if
you are on a shared server. A Drive-by download attack can hurt the integrity of your
website because online visitors no longer trust your URL.
It is, therefore, paramount to protect your website against all these potential threats.
And it’s a lot easier if you are protecting yourself from a dedicated server.