Twitter announced that it was the victim of a denial of service (DoS) attack today (Thursday), beginning at about 0915 EDT. The attack knocked Twitter's website down, but it was able to recover after about two and a half hours, various news reports indicate.
When I tried to access the Twitter website in the past few minutes, it timed out, so I don't know if Twitter is down again or just very slow.
Twitter's blog says that it is continuing to "defend against" the attack and will post new information as it becomes available.
Any up-to-date experiences would be appreciated.
Robert N. Charette is a Contributing Editor to IEEE Spectrum and an acknowledged international authority on information technology and systems risk management. A self-described “risk ecologist,” he is interested in the intersections of business, political, technological, and societal risks. Charette is an award-winning author of multiple books and numerous articles on the subjects of risk management, project and program management, innovation, and entrepreneurship. A Life Senior Member of the IEEE, Charette was a recipient of the IEEE Computer Society’s Golden Core Award in 2008.
