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DoS Attacks Persisting, On The Rise

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the aint-it-the-truth dept.

thelizman writes "One of the most basic "hacks" (to use the media's bastardization of the term) is a Denial of Service attack. While not getting you any access to data on a machine, DoS attacks effectively shut down machines by making them inaccessable to others. CNN is carrying and IDG.net story about how DoS attacks are still one of the leading threats on the Internet, and are actually on the rise as the sophistication of the attacks increases." We get them constantly- some intentional, some not. It's really a pain.

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  4. Okay, we've made the jokes. (Offtopic) by CaseStudy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Allow a few minutes for people composing witty replies to finish up, then let it coast to a stop.

    Note to the editors: when you write up an article in such a way as to invite an easy joke response, serious discussion gets crowded out (not to mention wittier humour than what I and everyone else posted).

  5. Thank you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Keep up the good karma whoring! Everyone is impressed by it, and karma makes you a big man on Slashdot.

  6. Re:DOS is dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you fucking retarded moron. He was making a joke. Moderators, the parent is beyond redundant.

  7. STOP MAKING the SAME JOKE OVER and OVER again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Asshole

  8. Get a life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and a sense of humor. ;)

  9. Bastardizations... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One of the most basic "hacks" (to use the media's bastardization of the term)...

    And yet, you still use the bastardization. Way to go, chowderhead.