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TCP "SYN" Attack

TCP Syn Attack is a type of denial of service (DOS) attack in which a sender transmits a volume of connections that cannot be completed. This causes the connection queues to fill up, thereby denying service to legitimate TCP users.

TCP SYN Attack or SYN Flooding

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IPsec VPN, Firewall, TCP SYN Attack, Denial of Service, DDOS, TCP, UDP