Mntsnow
03-30-2005, 7:48 AM
Global telecommunications providers and network operators have linked to form perhaps the first large-scale alliance designed to combat the increasing scourge of Internet attacks.
Arbor Networks, a Lexington, Mass.-based network security firm, today announced the Fingerprint Sharing Alliance, an initiative comprised of global communications service providers committed to helping network operators share Internet attack information automatically.
The group hopes the wide-ranging efforts will stem the rising tide of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, which continue to grow and have become a serious threat to networks.
"We're seeing more technology-savvy criminals trying to make money through Denial-of-Service extortion schemes," Jim Slaby, a senior Yankee Group analyst, said in a statement. "Service providers that are cooperating by sharing attack fingerprints are helping mitigate these threats more quickly and closer to the source, thus making the Internet a more secure place."
The organizations joining the fight, which include such industry heavyweights as Deutsche Telekom, MCI, NTT, Cisco Systems and EarthLink, are expected to share detailed attack profiles in real time and block attacks closer to the source. Read more at Internet News (http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3493206)
Arbor Networks, a Lexington, Mass.-based network security firm, today announced the Fingerprint Sharing Alliance, an initiative comprised of global communications service providers committed to helping network operators share Internet attack information automatically.
The group hopes the wide-ranging efforts will stem the rising tide of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, which continue to grow and have become a serious threat to networks.
"We're seeing more technology-savvy criminals trying to make money through Denial-of-Service extortion schemes," Jim Slaby, a senior Yankee Group analyst, said in a statement. "Service providers that are cooperating by sharing attack fingerprints are helping mitigate these threats more quickly and closer to the source, thus making the Internet a more secure place."
The organizations joining the fight, which include such industry heavyweights as Deutsche Telekom, MCI, NTT, Cisco Systems and EarthLink, are expected to share detailed attack profiles in real time and block attacks closer to the source. Read more at Internet News (http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3493206)