How to pronounce “synflood”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (Internet) A denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.
• [Verb]
• (Internet) To carry out an attack of this kind.

Practice Nearby Words

silly window syndrome, synchronization proxy, flapping, botnet, mail bomb, cyberassault, byzantine attack, cross-site request forgery, cybersymposium, cyber-attack, flashcrowd, netsplit, cybersystem, cybersabotage, data breach, broadcast storm, supply chain attack, cyberattack, doomsurfing, spam, snowshoe spam, spoofing, cyberslander, e-fraud, cyberwarfare, slashdot effect, soft-block, topsite, session hijacking, cyberinvasion, cybotage, cyberfraud, flash crowd, fire hose, cyberfeud, link farm, reflected cross-site scripting, cyberdefense, stream sniper, reply all storm, spimming, cyberflashing, synchronisation proxy, cyberexercise, satfeed, streaming, email storm, spam relay, synchromesh, spamouflage, swarm, mailstorm, cyber-flashing, cyberformance, spamference, cybersynagogue, traffic shaping, cybersanctions, blackout, cyberslacking, sping, demon dialing, cyberslang, cyberintrusion, cybersuicide, cyberextortion, tabnabbing, tweetstorm, cyberfeudalism, cyberterrorism, sim swap, sinkhole, self-xss, softwire, cyberterror, cyberoffense, stream, cyberservice, cyberfame, cyberfantasy, cybertrap, cyberflirtation, spammage, filesharing, disinfodemic, spamming, cyberact, forward, cyberscam, cyberincident, busjacking, cyberflânerie, syncom, data stream, bluesnarfing, cyberaffair, push, backscatter, firewall, anti-access area denial

Similar Sounds

synod, cichlid, skin flute, in flood, sunlit, sunlight, sunflower, sun light, sun flower, cynwyd, sufflate, seen fit, solid, salad, sinless, seinfeld, sanford, sinfully, simila, sinnott, sinewed, sinhala, simla, safelight, symphyla, sinad, unflawed, wing flat, senate, sullied, sifted, scintillate, senility, ceilidh, sunless, salud, salade, solide, sunshade, senat, sunhat, skinflint, conflit, sinnet, sennet, sinnett, spoonfed, cepheid, sunland, sylphide, semilla, samlet, sun shade, cephalad, spoon fed, sylphid, safely, cynthia, inflate, conflate, scylla, salut, safley, cilla, cinna, scilla, scintilla, sea food, salat, sanely, sangfroid, cinthia, sang-froid, sanat, in flight, cenote, samad, samford, inflight, cila, sallied, sanad, cintia, sallowed, sang froid, cinelli, psylla, cichlids, sanft, sand flea, sandfly, sallade, sand fly, sa node, saynd, cyla, cyna, in-flight, sawfly