Re: VeriSign: DoS Attack Could 'Shut Down The Internet'

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

: Via ZDNet UK.

: More:
: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39289635,00.htm
: 
: [snip]
: 
: Denial-of-service attacks are growing faster than bandwidth is being added
: to the internet, according to VeriSign, the company that administers the
: .com domain.
: 
: Criminal groups selling services online are increasingly threatening the 
: fabric of the internet, as the size of the compromised networks of 
: computers they control increases, according to VeriSign.
: 
: The company claimed that a successful denial-of-service (DoS) attack 
: against VeriSign could bring down the internet. "There are attacks 
: attempting to shut down our servers," said Ken Silva, VeriSign's chief 
: security officer. "This would effectively shut down the internet."

Thanks for admitting that too much power/control lies at VeriSign. This 
should push folks to move to a more decentralized Internet.

: Silva said that although DoS attacks are difficult to trace, there are 
: "a couple of well-known groups in Russia, China and Romania" that may be 
: acting with their government's knowledge. "It would be hard to imagine 
: groups who have this much activity going unnoticed by their 
: governments," he said.

Yes, just like the US government is so hip to all the activity going on 
here in the states!
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