The largest host of source code in the world, Github, who has a user base in the vicinity of 20 million users, experienced a DDoS attack on February 28th.
From Github:
“The attack originated from over a thousand different autonomous systems [ASNs] across tens of thousands of unique endpoints. During the 8min attack, at no point was any of its customers’ data at risk.”
Github Engineering shared a detailed incident report with next steps for prevention and continuity. You may visit the Incident Report via the link below.
Takeaway:
The site was down for 5 minutes and then intermittently for the next 4 minutes. Not only did Github prevent any customer data from being compromised but they have a blueprint in place to continue bolstering their network security. If Github hadn’t taken cybersecurity seriously this event could have been catastrophic, so the question is, does your organization?
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James Migliore is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BillowIP. His goal is to help simplify information technology for his clients by serving as a valuable resource in procurement, project management, and IT support. You may get in contact with James through email: james@billowip.com or connect with him on LinkedIn
