In response to the breaking story that the hacking group Lizard Squad has mounted a DDoS attack on the National Crime Agency (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/602142/Hackers-Lizard-Squad-hit-National-Crime-Agency-website-in-revenge-attack), Dave Larson, CTO at Corero Network Security, reacts:
"The recent reports indicating that the National Crime Agency website has been taken offline by DDoS attack, seemingly by the increasingly popular DDoS-for-hire site, Lizard Stresser is a classic example of cyber-warfare taking aim in retaliation of the recent arrests of individuals associated with the service.
"DDoS attacks can be a nuisance, cause temporary or long term service disruptions, and take down IT security infrastructure in any organization. What is even more distributing is the potential for even greater damage in the form of smokescreen diversions allowing hackers to run additional attacks aimed at breaching sensitive data and further impacting operations.
"DDoS mitigation strategies must be viewed as more than just protecting your website, it is protecting the business, your intellectual property and your customers."