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Anti-DDOS Alliance In The Works?

Posted by timothy on from the defusing-disruption dept.

Rackemup writes: "This article on ZDNET says McAfee and some anti-DDOS vendors are finally teaming up to address DDOS attacks and Code-Red-like network scanning. Seems like they're finally catching on that a purely reactive approach to Internet and virus attacks isn't going to cut it anymore, even after all the media coverage of these latest virus attacks there are still loads of zombie machines out there merrily scanning away, looking for others to infect."

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  1. Troll facts! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. [#452338] large numbers of trolls in user base by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=4421&atid =104421&func=detail&aid=452338

    heh. heh. heh.

  3. Anti-DDOS patch for NT 2000 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Developed external to Microsoft (of course), so use at your own risk. Purchase it here. I've been using it on my servers at work (Eckard's) and we've fended off many DOS attacks with it.