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Re: Slate Podcast on Estonian DOS atatck

  • From: Marshall Eubanks
  • Date: Thu May 24 07:22:45 2007


On May 24, 2007, at 7:09 AM, Bill Woodcock wrote:


On Thu, 24 May 2007, Alexander Harrowell wrote: 
a) it wasn't really that serious, b) it was serious
but mitigation was successful, or c) being well-mitigated (BCP38 and
the like) from the word go, its seriousness or otherwise wasn't
obvious?

Definitely (b). The EE-CERT was remarkably well-prepared and effective,
and their counterparts around the world cooperated dilligently and
professionally. It was a very large attack.

-Bill


People might be interested in a military perspective on this :

http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2007/05/ an_internet_ebo.html

and a possible response

http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2007/05/ journal_a_new_m.html

Regards
Marshall