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Internet backbone at center of suspected attack
February 7, 2007
Hackers may have targeted DNS servers that form the backbone of the Internet--but no damage was done, experts believe.
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DNS servers do hackers' dirty work
March 24, 2006
New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business.
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DNS could slow broadband service
August 17, 2006
Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says.
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New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006
Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.
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New shield foiled Internet backbone attack
March 9, 2007
ICANN report says new load-balancing technology helped the Internet withstand a February attack on the domain name system.
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Will Vista stall Net traffic?
September 6, 2006
Expert predicts Vista could overflow the Net's infrastructure, causing "rolling blackouts." Some call the forecast "FUD."
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Neither safe nor secure on the Internet
October 4, 2006
Jerry Archer asks whether Congress has the stomach to tackle big problems looming in cyberspace.
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