Re: Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing in dealing with DDoS

[Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net>]

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> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Seth Mattinen <sethm () rollernet us> wrote:
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> > Jeffrey Lyon wrote:
> > > DDoS is a threat to the cloud just as DDoS is a threat to any other
> > > service when you fail to implement protection. Our company recently
> > > put out a DDoS mitigated cloud product specifically for high risk
> > > clients.
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> > How about the cloud as a DDoS source?
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> It's called a botnet.

Everything's called a botnet.

How about 'clotnet'?  :-)

... JG
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