By now we’ve all heard that Twitter was offline for a couple of hours today, and that FaceBook was running slowly. The reports are that they both were victims of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.
While this was limited to sites that, admittedly, have little measurable business value, what if it was a business-critical site that was knocked off-line?
Now, stay with me while we take a bit of a leap…
Many small businesses and individuals are moving to “cloud computing”. Working documents are in the “cloud”. Software as a Service (SaaS) is finally starting to take off.
Now, if the “cloud” and SaaS provider that you are using are being hit with a DDoS, what plans do you have for your business?
Lessons for the small business…
- Know the risks associated with your technological model – in this case “cloud” vs local.
- Make your DRP/BCP include plans in the event your providers are unavailable.
- Finally, know what response you will have if your providers never return.
Here’s hoping you have a weekend full of availability!
- Dan
UPDATE: The reports now are that many more sites were affected as a result of targeting ONE user (from cnet.com) !
Tags: Cloud Computing, DDoS, FaceBook, SaaS, twitter
