What is DDoS and how does it relate to DNS?

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is a type of cyberattack where an attacker floods a target system with traffic, overwhelming its resources and making it unavailable to legitimate users. A DNS server is a critical component of the internet, responsible for translating domain names (like google.com) into IP addresses that computers use to locate servers. DDoS attacks frequently target DNS servers to disrupt services.