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LJ support posted an interesting map.
Apr. 9th, 2011 08:06 amA map of where the DDOS attacks are coming from.
Distributed Denial of Service attacks are done by people infecting a very large number of computers with a virus, which then allows those people to take control of those computers and use them to access a website so often and so fast that the server cannot keep up with all the incoming pings, and crashes.
This is, of course, one of the MANY reasons to keep your virus scanners up to date, and keep up your security patches. It's not just for you -- it's for everyone else, too.
Which is just to say, to you, my Israeli friends -- UPDATE YOUR DANG VIRUS DEFINITIONS! Also Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Distributed Denial of Service attacks are done by people infecting a very large number of computers with a virus, which then allows those people to take control of those computers and use them to access a website so often and so fast that the server cannot keep up with all the incoming pings, and crashes.
This is, of course, one of the MANY reasons to keep your virus scanners up to date, and keep up your security patches. It's not just for you -- it's for everyone else, too.
Which is just to say, to you, my Israeli friends -- UPDATE YOUR DANG VIRUS DEFINITIONS! Also Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.