On a DPoS blockchain a DoS can be a GRAVE security threat.
I will leave the reader with an exercise in figuring out how shutting off the networks servers at will (potentially after fixing the issue locally) would be detrimental in a DPoS blockchain
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Thanks for that clarification, but you are now using terms way over my head. As a non-programmer, I can only understand stuff as it is explained to me in layman's terms. As far as I know, DOS stands for denial of service, which translates to not being able to serve the clients trying to access the server. Beyond that, I'm as ignorant as one can be about security or anything else technical and haven't a clue what a DPoS blockchain is. D=? but I assume PoS = Proof of Stake, as opposed to Proof of Work (PoW)? How or why those make any difference is way over my head at this time.