Ricevo e volentieri inoltro. juan carlos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [report-release-list] Berkman Paper Release: "Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Against Independent Media and Human Rights Sites" Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:19:35 -0500 From: Rebecca Tabasky <rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu> Reply-To: report-release-and-press-list@eon.law.harvard.edu,Rebecca Tabasky <rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu> To: report-release-and-press-list@eon.law.harvard.edu CC: Jillian York <jyork@cyber.law.harvard.edu> Dear all, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce a new report on the impact of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on human rights and independent media sites. *"Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Against Independent Media and Human Rights Sites"* by Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York, and John Palfrey *http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2010/DDoS_Independent_Media_Human_... Overview: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is an increasingly common Internet phenomenon capable of silencing Internet speech, usually for a brief interval but occasionally for longer. In this paper, we explore the specific phenomenon of DDoS attacks on independent media and human rights organizations, seeking to understand the nature and frequency of these attacks, their efficacy, and the responses available to sites under attack. Our report offers advice to independent media and human rights sites likely to be targeted by DDoS but comes to the uncomfortable conclusion that there is no easy solution to these attacks for many of these sites, particularly for attacks that exhaust network bandwidth. For more information about the Berkman Center's research on DDoS, please visit: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/ddos As always, we welcome your feedback. Please contact Jillian York at jyork@cyber.law.harvard.edu with any thoughts or questions about this release. All best, Becca Tabasky Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University 617-384-9124 ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** *About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society* The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu.