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Online DDoS downtime calculator

Prolexic has released a DDoS downtime cost calculator (registration required) which takes into consideration the many DDoS attack variables that can affect revenue. Using this calculator, businesse…

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Online DDoS downtime calculator

Proxy service users download malware, unknowingly join botnet

In yet another example of if-it's-too-good-to-be-true-it-probably-isn't, hundreds of thousands of users signing up for a cheap and supposedly legitimate proxy service have ended up downloading malware…

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DDoS attacks protection advice from the EFF

Denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasingly common phenomena, used by a variety of actors—from activists to governments—to temporarily or indefinitely pre…

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DDoS attacks protection advice from the EFF