That's nice but what do start-ups and other less famous organizations do?<p>Any competitor can buy a 30+ gbps attack for a few dollars.<p><a href="http://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=232" rel="nofollow">http://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=232</a><p>And it costs $2000/month just for 20 gbps of protection.<p><a href="https://www.staminus.net/ddos-protection" rel="nofollow">https://www.staminus.net/ddos-protection</a>
<a href="https://ordering.blacklotus.net/cart.php?pid=10" rel="nofollow">https://ordering.blacklotus.net/cart.php?pid=10</a><p>DDoS attacks are going to get larger and more frequent.
Blink:<p>"Spanish police said that upon his arrest, the suspect identified himself as a diplomat, saying he was the Minister of Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Cyberbunker."<p>I think from monday, at work, I will identify myself as a diplomat, the "Minister of Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Local Domain". Sounds nice.
[April 29, 2013]<p>Previous submissions about this around that time:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5614179" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5614179</a><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5613891" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5613891</a>
In case you're unaware of what Spamhaus is, its severity as a DDOS, and the ongoing investigation into its operations, read here:<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/spamhaus-ddos-grows-to-internet-threatening-size/" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/spamhaus-ddos-grows-...</a>