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Awareness of DoS attacks among PC users Japan 2022
According to a survey conducted in December 2022, almost ** percent of computer users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Successful DoS attacks overwhelm network resources by sending a large number of requests, which render certain online services, such as company websites, temporarily unavailable.
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of computer users who know about denial-of-service (DoS) attacks in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of computer users who know about denial-of-service (DoS) attacks in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 13, 2026. /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of computer users who know about denial-of-service (DoS) attacks in Japan as of December 2022. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2026. /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Computer Users Who Know about Denial-of-service (Dos) Attacks in Japan as of December 2022." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 16 Feb 2023, /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of computer users who know about denial-of-service (DoS) attacks in Japan as of December 2022 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/ (last visited August 13, 2026)
Share of computer users who know about denial-of-service (DoS) attacks in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1321554/japan-awareness-of-dos-attacks-among-computer-users/
