# DDOS * A Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS) attack is an attack that attempts to make your website or application unavailable to end users. This can be achieved by multiple mechanisms, such as large packet floods, by using a combination of reflection and amplification, or by using large botnets. How to mitigate DDOS * Minimize the attack surface area * Be ready to scale to absorb the attack * Safeguard exposed resources * Learn normal behavior * Create a plan for attack --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://notebook.iuriioapps.com/cloud/aws/security_and_compliance/untitled.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.