UltraDNS unveils shield for Internet attacks
A Reuters newswire article by Michael Kahn, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
UltraDNS introduced an Internet security shield on Tuesday that the company said would help thwart denial of service attacks against its customers and keep the Web available to hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
The privately-held company has partnered with major U.S. Internet service and network providers, including Yahoo Inc., Earthlink, and Time Warner Inc.'s America Online, to offer what it calls the DNS Shield that gives a more secure underpinning to the Internet.
Analysts called the shield a step forward for preventing denial of service attacks, where hackers harness thousands of "zombie" computers to knock offline Web sites or other computer systems. The attacks release an unrelenting data blitz that can cause huge financial losses and wreak havoc online.
posted by Fergie @ 10/18/2005 07:06:00 AM
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