actually, botnets are an artifact. claiming that the tool is the problem might be a bit short sighted. with the evolution of Internet technologies (IoT) i suspect botnet-like structures to become much more prevelent and useful for things other than coordinated attacks.
just another PoV. --bill On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 04:46:13AM +0000, Dobbins, Roland wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: > > > Other than trying to hide your real address, what can be done to prevent > > DDOS in the first place. > > > DDoS is just a symptom. The problem is botnets. > > Preventing hosts from becoming bots in the first place and taking down > existing botnets is the only way to actually *prevent* DDoS attacks. Note > that prevention is distinct from *defending* oneself against DDoS attacks. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Roland Dobbins <rdobb...@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> > > Sell your computer and buy a guitar. > > > > >