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In reply to the discussion: Right wing cyber attacks on Healthcare.gov website confirmed [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)72. Like I said, think what you want. But that doesn't explain the thousands of security people
preventing, successfully, attacks that go on all day long on government servers, in exactly the manner I described. And as soon as it is detected, the packets are diverted or dropped, end of story. But that is only one of hundreds of different attacks that are seen every day.
You might want to spend a little time reading up on how this is done in 2013, however. Because that traffic only gets to the server if it is allowed. Well, except maybe at your junior college.
Then again, you are teaching, not doing, so perhaps that's not as necessary.
Enjoy the echo.
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Exactly, it is RW terrorism, it may not be directly violent, but IMO it is terrorism. Also,
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#28
I definitely think so ... it's inciting terror. To me, terror can be physical, violent and/or
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#36
When people see it, they'll want Medicare for All, not the Repuke status quo n/t
eridani
Nov 2013
#4
It's not a complete failure. There are a lot of people who are getting affordable
LuvNewcastle
Nov 2013
#6
Maybe. They are still busting people for using the "anonymous" LOIC against Mastercard, Visa etc
seveneyes
Nov 2013
#41
It's not only proveable, but recordable and traceable. Easily, with the capability of
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#13
Actually, it would make it to the site and impact the site. That's where it is discoverable.
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#42
If it was a Distributed Denial of Service Attack using hijacked computers it can be very hard
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#49
Actually it wouldn't "make it to the site" and neither do the thousands of attacks that happen every
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#57
The DoS attack software is being mass distributed, so the requests come in from Anywhere, USA
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#58
Ok, you can think what you want, but on a modern system the attacks aren't directed at the
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#65
When you interact with another computer online, it is a web server. I have a web server.
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#67
Like I said, think what you want. But that doesn't explain the thousands of security people
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#72
Exactly. None of these people understand the scope of what goes on out there, nor do they
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#96
Awww, I'm just irritated by the whole thing. Bunches of people seem to want to grasp at anything and
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#109
The problem is that OUR side doesnt control the NSA or anything related to the Patriot Act. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#43
The Director of the NSA is approved by the President. And enforcement of the Patriot Act is
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#53
By law that's true. IMO the spy agencies have more power than the President.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#54
What a waste of time, for more than one reason. First, you can't put a computer on the Internet
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#12
I wonder if a U.S. Attorney will hound the hackers until they are driven to suicide
vt_native
Nov 2013
#19
lol. you really did make me laugh out loud. I tried visiting FR maybe twice… it hurt my eyes.
KittyWampus
Nov 2013
#46
Sic the NSA on them. One would think they could track them right down to their loony fingertips
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#37
The NSA has a completely different agenda and they dont work for the President. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#55
Publicizing denial of service attacks is a mixed bag, it can ecourage more and make things worse.
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#51
I don't know many of the details yet (no time to digest them at the moment) but
deutsey
Nov 2013
#63
COOOOOOOOME OOON, Why is this not at the top of every news paper and every news segment?
Firebrand Gary
Nov 2013
#99
Might it be possible it's not "true" in the sense that it's not "true"?
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2013
#100
Reminds me of the IRS Scandal when the Tea Party AND Progressive groups were flagged for
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2013
#106
Seriously? There are conservatives that are smart enough to run a cyber attack???
Amimnoch
Nov 2013
#107