news.com.com— In a twist on distributed denial-of-service attacks, cybercriminals are using DNS servers--the phonebooks of the Internet--to amplify their assaults and disrupt online business.
Mar 24, 2006View in Crawl 4
Well, I don't think the point is that it is a "new" attack (it isn't), but it is started to be used alot. The reason that it is a problem is that the victim of the attack can do little to to prevent them. The miss-configuration lies with the third party DNS server(s). The third party doesn't suffer the effect and therefore has little incentive to fix it. I suppose if shame/ridicule potential increases or if tort action by Lawyers occur, you will see this change. FYI here is the Secure Bind Template URL: <a class="user" href="http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind-template.html">http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind-template.html</a>
tacom8Mar 25, 2006
oh god please tell me this isn't happening!what is this world coming to?
esourcemagMar 25, 2006
AMAZING! simply amazing...
Closed AccountMar 25, 2006
Thats not quite what I was implying so subtley.Maybe someone here can figure it out.
jzp_diggMar 26, 2006
There's a line between "subtle" and "useless". Your comment is on the wrong side of the line; say something meaningful or buzz off.
purpleslogMar 27, 2006
Well, I don't think the point is that it is a "new" attack (it isn't), but it is started to be used alot. The reason that it is a problem is that the victim of the attack can do little to to prevent them. The miss-configuration lies with the third party DNS server(s). The third party doesn't suffer the effect and therefore has little incentive to fix it. I suppose if shame/ridicule potential increases or if tort action by Lawyers occur, you will see this change. FYI here is the Secure Bind Template URL: <a class="user" href="http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind-template.html">http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind-template.html</a>