Re: Is there really that can be done against DDoS?
"The big question is, what's the goal? Are they using these attacks to hide something else like a penetration? Or merely trying to drive things off the air, so to speak?"
Just the question I was asking. I did wonder if this was part of a series of tests to check out a process that will then be used as part of a much larger offensive at some time in the near future.
The principle of an attack against critical telecoms infrastructure is one that has been raised before by a lot of people working in security, both as something to be defended against and as a possible attack vector.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
