Self-denial attacks
Explore self-denial attacks where systems or their users inadvertently conspire against system stability. Understand real-world examples such as marketing-triggered overloads and cache locking issues, and learn how these attacks create failures and bottlenecks in distributed systems.
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Example of self denial attack
A self-denial attack describes any situation in which the system, or the extended system that includes humans, conspires against itself.
Emails from marketing example
The classic example of a self-denial attack is the email from marketing to a select group of users that contains some privileged information or offer. Any special offer meant for a group of 10,000 users is guaranteed to attract millions. The community of networked bargain hunters can detect and share a reusable coupon code in milliseconds.
The Xbox preorder Example
One great instance of self-denial occurred when the Xbox 360 was just becoming available for preorder. It was ...