Georgia website have been taking a hit on the internet front. MSN reports that they have suffered slow speeds across their network. MSN also reports that even the sites that are Georgian that are stored in the USA have been hit.
This is just another example of what I have been saying about the new war front. And another example of why security is important on the average users computers.
Most likely these attacks are taking place through several computers that are not secure. What is sometimes called a “zombie network” By doing this it makes it very difficult to track it back to the original hacker.
To read more about the article by By Peter Svensson, that I have referred to please see. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26177098/wid/11915829
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