Friday, May 18, 2007

DOS Attack on Estonia

First ever incident of Cyber Attack on a Baltic Country of Estonia was witnessed over 3 weeks when a Denial of Service ( DOS) attacks from cyber criminals made surfing impossible. Estonia is a country of 1.4 million people,

NATO has shown seriousness by dispatching cyber-terrorism experts to investigate the incident.According to Jaak Aaviksoo (Estonian Defence Minister) "At present, NATO does not define cyber-attacks as a clear military action" .

Russia's ambassador in Brussels, Vladimir Chizhov, said: "If you are implying [the attacks] came from Russia or the Russian Government, it's a serious allegation that has to be substantiated. Cyberspace is everywhere."

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