The impact of DDoS attacks on Dutch enterprises

November 19, 2018

Long ago, the name ‘DDoS attack’ was something for ICT staff to deal with. A number of incidents has changed this: a massive DDoS on Dutch Banking Services in 2013 and large-scale attacks aimed at Dutch services in January 2018. The latter affected the entire country. Both caused a great deal of commotion, and the subject was widely discussed on Dutch TV programmes. There were rumours of a Russian counter-attack or someone who was structurally trying to shut down all internet services. However, it turned out to be an 18-year-old young man who ordered targeted DDoS attacks for the sheer fun of it.

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