What are the key differences between a DDoS attack and other types of abuse Cloudflare addresses?

While DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are a significant concern, Cloudflare also addresses other types of abuse like bot attacks (scraping, credential stuffing), web application attacks (SQL injection, XSS), and spam. DDoS attacks aim to overwhelm a server with traffic, making it unavailable. Other abuses focus on exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications or using automated tools to perform malicious actions. Cloudflare's mitigation strategies are tailored to each type of threat.