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Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?
From: Jed Smith <jed () jedsmith org>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:29:17 -0500
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
What progress has been made during the last decade at stopping DDOS attacks?
Observing Mastercard today, apparently none. Can't blame stupid users or Microsoft for this one, either. The 'attackers' are using a .NET tool which I'm sure all of us are familiar with, LOIC. It voluntarily (with user's consent!) adds their machine to a botnet controlled by somebody from 4chan over IRC. Because that can end well. Blaming Microsoft for DoS attacks and spam is so passé. These mouthbreathers are the bigger threat, I think. J
Current thread:
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?, (continued)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Dobbins, Roland (Dec 07)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Adrian Chadd (Dec 07)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Dobbins, Roland (Dec 07)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Adrian Chadd (Dec 07)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? bmanning (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Dobbins, Roland (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Thomas Mangin (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Dobbins, Roland (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Dobbins, Roland (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? JC Dill (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Jack Bates (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Seth Mattinen (Dec 08)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Curtis Maurand (Dec 09)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Greg Whynott (Dec 09)
- Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet? Simon Leinen (Dec 11)