BrianKrebs on Nostr: Since Sept 2016, when krebsonsecurity.com was hit w/ something close to a world ...
Since Sept 2016, when krebsonsecurity.com was hit w/ something close to a world record DDoS from Mirai, my site has been behind Google Shield, a free program that Google offers to journalists, news outlets and human rights groups that might otherwise be DDoSsed into silence in one form or another. On the one hand, I don't have as much visibility into who's attacking me or when, because I mostly never notice any disruption. But when I do hear from the Shield team about an attack, it's usually something interesting (e.g. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/09/krebsonsecurity-hit-by-huge-new-iot-botnet-meris/)
Anyway, Google said today it is expanding the Shield offering to include "organizations representing marginalized groups and non-profit organizations supporting the arts and sciences."
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/project-shield-expands-free-ddos-protection
I gave Google this feedback long ago, but I'll add it here b/c it should be the default if you're on Shield and also using other Google services (Gmail, etc): If you or your organization is eligible for this free protection, it probably also means you are a giant target. IMHO, turning on Advanced Protection for Google Accounts should be automatic for Shield users.
Anyway, Google said today it is expanding the Shield offering to include "organizations representing marginalized groups and non-profit organizations supporting the arts and sciences."
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/project-shield-expands-free-ddos-protection
I gave Google this feedback long ago, but I'll add it here b/c it should be the default if you're on Shield and also using other Google services (Gmail, etc): If you or your organization is eligible for this free protection, it probably also means you are a giant target. IMHO, turning on Advanced Protection for Google Accounts should be automatic for Shield users.