Loading ...It is now known that the reason that many of the most popular and successful social networking websites had major problems on the 6th August 2009 was because of denial of server (DoS) attacks. These attacks were aimed at the major players in the social networking market including Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal and even Google. The effects of these DoS attacks varied depending on the websites and the security measures they have in place. Twitter experienced serious problems and the website was fully inoperable for a long period of time. Facebook was running a lot slower than usual and users were having many erroneous pages displayed, and LiveJournal was also not working efficiently for quite a while. As would be expected, the effects of the attacks on Google were not very severe but Google has admitted that some of its blogging pages were affected and that Google is now investigating the events further. Google has been established and popular for a lot longer than these other companies and therefore it seems that their defence system against attacks like those that were carried out on the 6th is a lot more established and successful. These social networking websites are going to have to improve their security and their defence against DoS attacks for the future and it is likely that improvements and solutions are already being considered.
DoS attacks have been taking place for a long time with many websites having been affected in the past. The purpose of these attacks is to stop the website working efficiently and unfortunately this is exactly what happens when a DoS attack is carried out successfully. The reasons behind a DoS attack and how it is actually carried out can vary greatly.
Information is suggesting that these attacks were predominantly aimed at one particular user of these websites in order to try and silence them. The damage and trouble caused by these attacks in order to stop just one person posting and updating them with information is incredibly frightening and worrying for owners of all websites. The user that sources believe was being targeted is Georgian which has encouraged rumours to circulate that the attacks were carried out by Russia. The attack is being regarded as cyberwarfare and has sparked the claims from many internet users that more has to be done to improve security and defend against attacks like this.
Social networking websites are of great importance to internet users for many reasons. They offer them the opportunity to reconnect and keep in touch with other users, make new friends, share information and also play an important role in search engine optimisation. In order for the users of social networking websites to remain loyal and keep using their sites, these websites need to upgrade and improve their security measures.
SEO Consult can advise you on how social networking websites can be a beneficial part of your search engine optimisation campaign and advise you about DoS attacks and how they may affect your business and search engine optimisation techniques.
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