What type of security threat is it when a Web server is flooded with requests from thousands of users at once and causing it to become unavailable?
A)Firewall
B)Intrusion detection system
C)Denial-of-service
D)Availability

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The description matches the definition of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, which overwhelms a server, network or application with a flood of traffic that prevents normal use. The other options are security technologies or concepts that may prevent or detect attacks, but they are not specifically related to this type of attack.

What Type of Security Threat Is It When a Web