Chhavi Maheshwari on Instagram: "👉 DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is when attackers send millions of fake requests from many machines to overwhelm your API, so real users can’t get served. Ways to protect the system👇 1️⃣ Rate Limit Requests 👉 Limit how many calls each client can send, so bots can’t flood you. Example: Like allowing only 5 people per minute at an ATM so one person can’t block everyone. 2️⃣ Block Bad Traffic at the Network Edge 👉 Drop malicious IPs before they reach your