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Intentional limiting of network traffic rates for security purposes
Bandwidth Throttling Definition: Intentional limiting of network traffic rates for security purposes
Bandwidth throttling in a cybersecurity context is the deliberate regulation of network data transfer rates to mitigate the impact of denial-of-service attacks protect critical services or manage network congestion. As a security measure throttling can limit the effectiveness of flooding attacks preserve access to essential systems during attack conditions and provide time for security teams to implement additional countermeasures before network resources become completely overwhelmed.
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