Something you have to deal with when operating a website that starts to garner some attention is the DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of Service). The goal of a DDoS attack is to bring the server down and make it unavailable to users. The prevalence of open source software and the reach of the internet make DDoS script toolkits available to anyone who’d like to give them shot.
Who launches these attacks? Thirteen year old kids could be behind the attacks. If your site is extremely profitable – for example, an online gambling site – the DDoS attack could come from organized criminals in Russia seeking to extort money from you. It could even be your hosting provider trying to convince you to upgrade to a more expensive managed service plan 
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MyMetar.com was hit with one of these attacks tonight. The serves have been tweaked to mitigate their impact and firewall rules are being updated. Fun stuff!
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