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A Counter Defense to Denial of Service Attacks and Other Cyber Threats

Overview The number of organizations integrating web-based applications within their business systems continues to increase -- as is the reliance of consumers who want a safe, secure, and reliable environment to do e-Business. The recent Denial of Service attacks that have drawn national headlines symbolize the need for networks to shore up their sites in order to handle the onslaught of legitimate new users - but also to protect their sites from cyber-terrorists whose only goal is to wreak havoc.

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Publisher	F5 Networks	File Format	WORD
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	11
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Hacking, Security Management, Denial of Service

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