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There’s some good news and some bad news for corporate network managers about the latest Internet root server attack.
The good news is that the Internet demonstrated once again that it is the most resilient network infrastructure ever built. Companies shouldn’t be afraid to put mission-critical applications such as voice and streaming video on the `Net because of these attacks, security experts say.
The bad news is that that the Internet continues to be a target for vandals and criminals, particularly those looking to make money through extortion, fraud or theft. Experts say that most corporate Web sites and IP networks couldn’t withstand the ferocity of the latest attacks.
| Five tips for preventing DNS attacks The Internet's DNS system uses several techniques to stay up and running in face of distributed denial-of-service (DoS) attacks such as those launched last week. DNS experts offer the following suggestions of what you can do to improve the resilience of your corporate DNS infrastructure: |
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"These attacks weren’t that substantial," says Danny McPherson, chief research officer for Arbor Networks, which provides detection services for these types of attacks. "They’ve gotten a lot of attention, but they’re not as significant as the attacks we see every day against our customers, which are much more targeted and more damaging."
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UPDATE: Lessons learned from Internet root server attackBy Anonymous on February 9, 2007, 11:56 am"We worked closely with those in the organization to minimize that attack," I wonder how it would work if all other communication between the organization would...
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