A new report published by Verisign provides useful data related to the recent evolution of DDoS attacks and the services that offer them. Recent attacks against Sony PSN network and XBox live service demonstrate it. Recent reports show a significant increase in the number of attacks against specific sectors, PublicSector organizations and Financial Services above all. Hit and Run attacks are in nature on demand attacks, the attackers limit the duration of the offensives to avoid the intervention of defense mechanisms.”]
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