Re:Malicious attack on Wikipedia – what we know and what we’...
by lima on Saturday September 07, 2019 @06:53PM
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There's plenty of specialized providers which provide this service, Verisign is one of many.
The issue with on-demand BGP mitigation is that an attacker can do short attacks on and off over a long period of time. Each time the mitigation kicks in, BGP propagation takes at least ~1 minute and will cause some downtime. Proper protection is always-on without requiring redirection.
The issue with on-demand BGP mitigation is that an attacker can do short attacks on and off over a long period of time. Each time the mitigation kicks in, BGP propagation takes at least ~1 minute and will cause some downtime. Proper protection is always-on without requiring redirection.