Denial of service attacks are cyberattacks that attempt to overload or disrupt a website, network, service, or system so that legitimate users cannot access it reliably. In AI operations, such attacks can affect availability of model APIs, data pipelines, monitoring services, and user-facing applications.
A denial of service (DoS) attack aims to overload a website or network, with the aim of degrading its performance or even making it completely inaccessible. More information on DoS attacks and preparing for them is available from National Cyber Security Centre.