So an army of insecure—thus out-of-control baby monitors—took down a good chunk of major internet sites by DDOS'in DNS servers? Oy, vey.pic.twitter.com/gqb5V03Ye2
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This the third major huge attack? Whomever the culprit, seeking a status quo ante bellum while pondering these choke-points would be wise.
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All the retaliation talk may sound cool but the culprits I've heard mentioned for these DDOS attacks are not symmetrically vulnerable.
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Seek status quo ante bellum. Build security & resilience. Other path is waving a knife at mosquitoes while one's carotid artery is exposed.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dean Eckles
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@briankrebs had been subjected to the previous attacks, so check his blog and his posts on previous hits.https://twitter.com/deaneckles/status/789556315571965952 …zeynep tufekci added,
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted briankrebs
As in this, folks.https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/789552878251802628 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jeremiah Grossman
Oh, yeah, I forgot. It's cybersecurity awareness month. This is almost funny, considering all the hacks and bots.https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/789553416045330432 …
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There are hundreds of thousands of IP cameras etc. with unchangeable username password combos like admin/123456. Is Election Day next?pic.twitter.com/ae9HS8r8tm
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What, in your opinion, is the likelihood of DDOS impacting Election Day outcome?
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