Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection For High Schools? Who’d a Thunk it?
Just this month, HALOCK saw its first incident of a high school that fell victim to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Existing internet users inside the school could continue to work, but the outbound internet pipe became so clogged that no new browser sessions could be opened, impacting productivity of students and staff alike. DDoS attacks have become front page news as of late, but usually come from perpetrators wanting to: (more…)