Until then, a large DDoS attack was often considered to be 10 to 20 gigibits per second; vDOS had been overwhelming targets with attacks in the range of 50 Gbps. A follow-on Mirai attack against OVH hit around 901 Gbp
gigibit :-)
But seriously: compromised “smart” devices can outsize DDoS networks that were previously considered overwhemling. by factor ~18.
Then:
“Someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the internet. These probes take the form of precisely calibrated attacks designed to determine exactly how well these companies can defend themselves, and what would be required to take them down,” wrote security expert Bruce Schneier in September 2016. “We don’t know who is doing this, but it feels like a large nation-state. China or Russia would be my first guesses.”
Don’t miss Brian Krebs’ amazing investigative work from back in January. (He correctly identified two of the three defendants as being involved in Mirai.)
There’s lots of goodness in this article:
gigibit :-)
But seriously: compromised “smart” devices can outsize DDoS networks that were previously considered overwhemling. by factor ~18.
Then:
College students! :)
He’s a bit of a lightweight in computer forensics, but he uses his cryptography street cred to push what amounts to baseless drivel.
This is why appeals to authority should always be avoided.