The core problem is that bandwidth is limited but the ability to control a vast army of machines (i.e. botnets) is trivial. The solution to this problem isn’t remediating DDoS per se, it’s remediating the triviality of getting lots of end-users to get themselves infected with malware. This latest denial of service is just another indicator of the core problem.
The problem is that end-users cannot (nor should not be expected to) secure their home hardware. They simply lack the skills (and we shouldn’t lament this, these skills being a scarce commodity allows us to demand high salaries after all). The responsibility must be shifted to the person closest to the user with the resources and skills to remediate this problem, namely, the ISPs. Until we get to that point, these problems will keep recurring.
Until then, researchers continue to work around-the-clock to play whack-a-mole to the latest attempts. Thankfully, they are few and far between but in an increasingly “cyberwarfare” oriented world, that won’t be for long.
Latest Updates on Ongoing DDoS on Governmental/Commercial Websites in USA and S. Korea
