Since last fall, several waves of DDoS attacks have targeted major players in the U.S. banking industry. Websites crashed, customers couldn’t connect to make transactions and banks scrambled to get back online. Security experts praise the banks’ collective response, from heightened DDoS protection to candid customer communications. While the danger is hardly over, these larger institutions have learned some painful lessons that smaller firms might heed as they seek to minimize risks. This white paper highlights:How DDoS attackers are becoming more sophisticated;How Al Qassam may have provided a template that your adversaries might use.”]