Today, hackers successfully attacked 3 of 13 servers critical to managing internet traffic according to CNN. In "Hackers hit key Internet traffic computers" the article states "Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002. Experts said the unusually powerful attacks lasted for hours but passed largely unnoticed by most computer users, a testament to the resiliency of the Internet."
It goes on to state "Experts said the hackers appeared to disguise their origin, but vast amounts of rogue data in the attacks were traced to South Korea."
It is great that the internet didn't go down during the attempt. However, it is still very worrying that 3 of the critical servers went down.
I have blogged repeatedly on DNS attacks and in one blog "Partnering with criminals" said that enterprises must give some thought to partnering with criminals to protect themselves from DNS attacks until the international authorities and the technology catches up. I have also blogged on possible interim strategies for preventing DNS attacks.
What chance does a mid-size enterprise, with a small IT department, have against these types of attacks that can successfully take down 3 of 13 critical internet servers?
Guy
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