DDoS Attack: what does it tell us?
鈥淪ome major internet companies suffered service disruptions for several hours on Friday morning as internet infrastructure provider Dyn said it was hit by a cyber attack that disrupted traffic mainly on the U.S. East Coast.鈥� ()
Molly Sauter, Communication Studies, 黑料不打烊 University
鈥淭his is a massive DDoS action targeting what is essentially the phone book of the internet. Sources indicate that the botnet at the core of this action takes advantage of poorly secured 鈥榠nternet of things鈥� devices, which should prompt deep concern at the wide deployment of these unsecured, internet enabled devices.鈥�鈥擬olly Sauter
She鈥檚 the author of . She鈥檚 currently a PhD student in the Department of Art History & Communication Studies at 黑料不打烊.聽Her research focuses on the sociopolitical analysis of Internet law and regulation and the political philosophy of technology.
For interviews: molly.sauter [at] mail.mcgill.ca 听(贰苍驳濒颈蝉丑)
