*Actually they're ideal for the big guy to use AGAINST the little guy, because they're cheap, quick, effective and deniable.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Contact:
Eva Galperin
International Freedom of Expression Coordinator
Electronic Frontier Foundation
[email protected]
+1 415 436-9333 x111
Jillian York
Director for International Freedom of Expression
Electronic Frontier Foundation
[email protected]
+1 415 436-9333 x118
New Guide from EFF - Keeping Your Site Alive
EFF Manual Outlines How Keep Your Content Online in Case of
a Denial of Service Attack
San Francisco - Denial of service attacks – flooding
websites with traffic in order to make them unavailable to
the public – have become an increasingly popular way to
take down or block Internet content. A new online guide
from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) outlines how
website operators can fend off these attacks and keep their
sites alive and accessible.
"Denial of service attacks have been used by governments to
silence online criticism as well as by activists protesting
companies and organizations they don't like," said EFF
Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian
York. "Major websites often have the resources to keep
running during a denial of service attack, but smaller
sites – such as those belonging to independent media or
human rights organizations – are sometimes taken down
permanently. Our online guide is aimed at leveling the
playing field."
EFF's "Keeping Your Site Alive" guide includes tips on
choosing an appropriate webhost to provide the security and
technical assistance needed to weather an attack. The
guide also gives advice on how to back up and mirror
content so it can be made available elsewhere in case the
site is compromised, and includes tutorial videos with
background information on the technical concepts involved.
Denial of service attacks are an issue for websites across
the globe, so EFF's guide is available in many different
translations, including Chinese, Russian, Persian, and
Arabic.
"Lack of resources or knowledge can mean some websites are
more vulnerable than others," said EFF International
Freedom of Expression Coordinator Eva Galperin. "We want
to give website operators around the world the tools they
need to protect their content and stay online."
For EFF's guide "Keeping Your Site Alive":
https://www.eff.org/keeping-your-site-alive
For this release:
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-guide-eff-keeping-your-site-alive
About EFF
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organization protecting civil liberties in the digital
world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight
illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital
innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms
we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of
technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization.
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