Increased Denial-of-Service Threats for ISPs Warns Experts

Internet service providers and dot-coms hit by a storm of denial-of-service attacks earlier this year should brace for another onslaught, say knowledgeable security experts. Simple Nomad, aka Mark Loveless, a senior security analyst at information management and security company BindView, unveiled . . . Internet service providers and dot-coms hit by a storm of denial-of-service attacks earlier this year should brace for another onslaught, say knowledgeable security experts. Simple Nomad, aka Mark Loveless, a senior security analyst at information management and security company BindView, unveiled a new attack blueprint at Def Con, the annual hacker convention. Held last week in Las Vegas, Def Con is billed as the place where so-called white-hat and black-hat hackers meet.

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