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DOS Attacks On DNS Provider

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the going-after-the-big-boys dept.

Greedo writes "Seems like UltraDNS was hit with a denial of service attack this weekend. Since these are the guys who are supposed to be running the .ORG DNS, and in light of recent attacks on the gTLD roots, attacks against DNS servers should be treated very seriously. What kind of protection can be had? What happens when an attack like this brings down an entire TLD? Do you want to give control of an entire gTLD to one organization? Read a follow-up discussion on comp.protoocols.dns.std."

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  1. I THOUGHT DOS WAS EOL'D. ARTICLE WAS YESTERDAY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


  2. DOS is DYING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's official. Microsoft now confirms. DOS is dying.

    Popularized in the 80's beyond academic circles due to the exploding popularity of the IBM PC's and the ability to make cheap, compatible hardware, MS-DOS has lost marketshare steadily throughout the decade of the 90's.

    Since the release of Windows '95, more and more powerful computers have been required to run the "latest and greatest software," and as a result, older computers often get tucked away in the attic with old Apple IIe machines.

    You don't need to be Kreskin to predict DOS' future. The hand writing is on the wall: DOS faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for DOS because DOS is dying. Things are looking very bad for DOS. As many of us are already aware, DOS continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood.

    Let's keep to the facts and look at the numbers.

    MS-DOS leader Ballmer states that there are 7000 users of MS-DOS. How many users of PC-DOS are there? Let's see. The number of MS-DOS versus PC-DOS posts on Usenet is roughly in ratio of 5 to 1. Therefore there are about 7000/5 = 1400 PC-DOS users. DR-DOS posts on Usenet are about half of the volume of PC-DOS posts. Therefore there are about 700 users of DR-DOS. A recent article put Windows 3.1 at about 80 percent of the DOS market. Therefore there are (7000+1400+700)*4 = 36400 Windows 3.1 users. This is consistent with the number of Windows 3.1 Usenet posts.

    All major surveys show that DOS has steadily declined in market share. DOS is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim. If DOS is to survive at all it will be among OS hobbyists, dabblers, and dilettantes. DOS continues to decay. Nothing short of a miracle could save it at this point in time. For all practical purposes, DOS is dead.

    It's time we accepted this simple fact: DOS is DYING.

  3. Shameless plug for UltraDNS by Lxy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've been using UltraDNS for over a year now. I had to commit to a year at $5/mo, I figured $60 was worth it, since it'd be awhile before I got BIND set up and running.

    WOW. It's so simple to use, updates are instantaneous, it's like running your own DNS server without all the config files. The web interface makes it a breeze to change things around, add domains, records etc. And all for FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH!!!

    I'm close to getting my own DNS running, but in the interim the service has been more than worth it. If you've ever wanted the power of your own DNS server without the headaches, this is it.

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    There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
    :wq
  4. OT: Calling all trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://jaguars.jacksonville.com/special/mondaymorn ingqb/

    Show these people how Real Trolling(TM) works!!

  5. amazon.com is DoS'ed TOO!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Take a look! Amazon.com is DOWN!

    (and stephen King is dead today, at the age of 55, killed by a DoS attack.

  6. Re:And here I thought... by MarcQuadra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damn straight it's not supported anymore, and now it's pissed. Congress should have passed the unemployment extensions, now we're all gonna get DOSed.

    --
    "Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie." -Tori Amos on Nine Inch Nails
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  8. Back to ip addresses by anonymous+coword · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Behind my router, my computer is called 'whitebox'. Its ip adress is 192.168.2.7.

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    Nero-burning ROM for Linux!
  9. Sorry but this is too much for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm going to wank now.

  10. Ha! by gt25500 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And you all thought DOS was dead!
    Err.. Oh, heh... Denial of Service.....
    *exits quietly*

    If the root servers can't protect themselves... who CAN protect themselves?

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