> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce securityfocus.com
> [mailto:listbouncesecurityfocus.com] On Behalf Of Kandala,
Nham
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:38 AM
> To: auto13925hushmail.com; realcasessecurityfocus.com
> Subject: RE: Advise on DDoS attck
>
> In my opinion, One way you can defend against DDoS
attacks is
> to get more bandwidth than the combined bandwidth used
by
> DDoS attack and wear out the attacker.
DDoS attacks are not necessarily resource-starvation
attacks;
even when they are, the resource being exhausted may not be
bandwidth.
So this advice is pertinent only to the largest
sub-sub-class of DDoS
attacks.
Where the attack is, in fact, an attempt to exhaust all
available
bandwidth, it may be used via a botnet or other attack
multiplier
such that purchasing sufficient bandwidth to exceed the
attack becomes
cost-prohibitive.
David Gillett
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