Due to a reporting error, the Network World (US) story "UltraDNS aims to thwart 'WikiLeaks-style' protest attacks", posted to the wire Monday, listed the wrong last name for a source. The story has been corrected on the wire.
The fourth paragraph now reads:
"We're seeing more of the WikiLeaks type of attacks, where they're going after both the DNS infrastructure and the Web infrastructure," says Rick Rumbarger, senior director of product management with Neustar Internet Infrastructure Services. "We're starting to see a shift in what's going on in the cyberworld, where people are utilizing social media to distribute their attack capabilities and rally around a cause."
The fifth paragraph now reads:
Rumbarger predicts that more organizations will move their protests online in the future because of the success of the attacks by WikiLeaks sympathizers.
The sixth paragraph now reads:
"They're using Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to promote a concept," Rumbarger says. "They believe, 'I've had an injustice happen to me, and like all of my friends, I'm going to participate in a protest of this organization through a DDoS attack.' ... It's no longer about cybergangs; it's a modern version of a protest.''
The eighth paragraph now reads:
Rumbarger says UltraDNS has several banking and financial services customers of the SiteProtect service, but declined to name them. "We were involved in some of the protection from the WikiLeaks fallout," he says.
The ninth paragraph now reads:
Rumbarger says the cloud-based approach of UltraDNS' SiteProtect service is more economical for customers than purchasing excess network bandwidth to handle DDoS attacks.
