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Re: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?
- From: bmanning
- Date: Wed Dec 08 06:00:45 2010
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:
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> On Dec 8, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
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> > Other than trying to hide your real address, what can be done to prevent DDOS in the first place.
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> DDoS is just a symptom. The problem is botnets.
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> 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.
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