In addition to conventional break-ins, attacks from the Internet may aim to block the availability of individual services. These attacks are also called "Denial of Service" (DoS). The routers are equipped with appropriate security mechanisms to recognize popular hacker attacks and keep the router functioning.
Note: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is a special case of DoS in which the attacks are launched from a large number of
computers. originates. This special case is also covered by this protection mechanism.
