Kovelin Naidoo of IS: Understanding the March 22 cyber attack on Biznews

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On the night of Sunday March 22nd, Biznews.com was hit by a denial of service attack - the equivalent of a single computer sending thousands of simultaneous visitors to a site built to handle a few hundred at a time. It throttled the site, effectively blocking access for some hours. That the attack co-incided with the publication of a story exposing the alleged Belvedere Ponzi scheme raised suspicions. In this fascinating interview with Kovelin Naidoo, CIO of Internet Solutions, we discover how it happened and why those with an online presence need to be less trusting, more sceptical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 May 2015 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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