On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Sean Donelan <s...@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
