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Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

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Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#11

Post by leephillips »

cryptoz wrote: post #9
hellogoodbyeeee wrote: post #2

How long could this go on for?

This particular attack will likely eventually be mitigated (hours? days?). But it seems there is nothing preventing similar attacks from starting at any time, and be less possible to prevent each time. Personally, I fear we are closer to global-scale, machine-learning-based attacks that find vulnerabilities, exploit them, and change patterns on the fly. We may not have a stable internet any more. Am I blindly fearmon…

Trying to fight a war purely with defense is usually a dangerous strategy. The only long-term solution is to find the attackers and take them out.

Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#14

Post by tunesmith »

leephillips wrote: post #11
cryptoz wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This particular attack will likely eventually be mitigated (hours? days?). But it seems there is nothing preventing similar attacks from starting at any time, and be less possible to prevent each time. Personally, I fear we are closer to global-scale, machine-learning-based attacks that find vulnerabilities, exploit them, and change patterns on the fly. We may not have a stable internet any more. Am I blindly fearmon…

Trying to fight a war purely with defense is usually a dangerous strategy. The only long-term solution is to find the attackers and take them out.

That's irony, right? I can't even tell anymore.

Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#15

Post by lifeisstillgood »

We seem to be needing more concerted action on what is a consumer minimum standard for an internet connected device.

Consumer devices have to be more secure because if the low user skill level - and interest.

I am always reluctant to say "there should be a law against it" but frankly if we cannot mandate minimum standards of uogradbility and security for devices we will just keep handing over our devices to the first person to scan them.

Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#17

Post by leephillips »

tunesmith wrote: post #14
leephillips wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trying to fight a war purely with defense is usually a dangerous strategy. The only long-term solution is to find the attackers and take them out.

That's irony, right? I can't even tell anymore.

No, not irony. Our infrastructure is under attack. Why not fight back?

Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#18

Post by tedmiston »

kylelibra wrote: post #3

Can't recall ever seeing the NY Times embed tweets in a story, is this a first? edit: apparently it's because I mostly read the site within the app.

I wonder if the embeds break when a tweet gets deleted. That was always one of my biggest concerns when using them: that someone else can change / break your article in the future.

Re: Internet Attack Spreads, Disrupting Major Websites

#19

Post by tedmiston »

leephillips wrote: post #11
cryptoz wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This particular attack will likely eventually be mitigated (hours? days?). But it seems there is nothing preventing similar attacks from starting at any time, and be less possible to prevent each time. Personally, I fear we are closer to global-scale, machine-learning-based attacks that find vulnerabilities, exploit them, and change patterns on the fly. We may not have a stable internet any more. Am I blindly fearmon…

Trying to fight a war purely with defense is usually a dangerous strategy. The only long-term solution is to find the attackers and take them out.

Let's build a botnet to DDoS the DDoS botnet. /s /kinda
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