Researcher believes major DDoS attacks part of military recon to shut down internet | #CybertSecurity #CyberWar | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From www.scmagazine.com - September 15, 2016 5:08 PM
Security researcher Bruce Schneier spotted a series of DDoS attacks which may be part of a larger effort to learn how to take down the internet on a national or even global scale.

The attacks targeted major companies that provide the basic infrastructure for the internet and the incidents seem to appear to have probed the companies' defenses to determine how well they can protect themselves, according to a Sept. 13 blog post.

Schneier said he is unable to give details concerning which companies were targeted because he spoke with the companies under anonymity, but said the attack rate has increased in the last two years and that his findings are supported by a Verisign DDoS trends report.

Schneier told SCMagazine.com he believes the attacks are part a foreign cyber organization doing military recon activities.

 

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