Attack on the DNS ?

Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
Sat Mar 31 20:10:35 UTC 2012


On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:05:46 -0400, Marshall Eubanks said:
> Anyone seen signs of this attack actually occurring ?
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/technology/with-advance-warning-bracing-for-attack-on-internet-by-anonymous.html?_r=1

<more snip>

"Those preparations turned into a fast-track, multimillion-dollar global effort
to beef up the Domain Name System. They offer a glimpse into the largely
unknown forces that keep the Internet running in the face of unpredictable,
potentially devastating threats."

Was there *really* that much of a reaction to *this* threat, over and above
the continual 24x7x365 ongoing effort to add resiliency and mitigation to the DNS?
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