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10 Strategies To Fight Anonymous DDoS Attacks

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:06 AM EST
Read ArticleArticle Source: InformationWeek Security
business, security, internet, black, anonymous, hacker, firewall, hat, ddos
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But are DDoS attacks something that businesses and government agencies must simply endure, or, can they be more actively resisted? In fact, organizations can take a number of steps to at least mitigate the effect that DDoS attacks have on their websites, servers, databases, and other essential infrastructure.

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And to answer the question, can DDoS attacks be stopped? Well, even according to the article it's pretty damn hard.

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Reply#1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:08 AM EST
TR-421173

Best "strategy", don't lie, steal, try to rip people off, @!$%# people over or attack people & you won't draw attention to yourself. :)

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Reply#2 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:39 PM EST
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I think it is another example of unintended consequences. Of course no government ever correctly predicts, anticipates or invites uprising or malcontent. But it seems power and cognitive dissonance go hand in hand. The US government grabs power and authority because it thinks no one else is qualified or safe to handle those freedoms. It does so, "To make the world a better place" or, my personal favorite, "For our own good." Never do those in power take stock of the reality that they have become the sum of their own fears.

Enter Anonymous, simply holding up a mirror.

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#2.1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 9:29 PM EST
TR-421173

simply holding up a mirror.

Or a spotlight on the things some people don't want to be seen doing, or heard saying.

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#2.2 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:24 PM EST
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