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This is certainly marketing. If they sell DDOS protection, then announcing that they stopped the largest attack ever is an ad.
by vineyardmike 3y ago
This is certainly marketing. If they sell DDOS protection, then announcing that they stopped the largest attack ever is an ad.
- epalm 3y agoMaybe Google is responsible for the attack, to be able to publish this blog post! <\tinfoil-hat>
- ignoramous 3y agoIf Google truly went rouge, they could turn all those Chrome installs and Android devices into one gargantuan botnet.
- FartyMcFarter 3y agoGoogle is already partly rouge, at least in their logo.
- frostiness 3y agoSounds like a symbiotic relationship to me. The attackers get to advertise their capability for pulling off attacks, and Google gets to advertise their ability to stop them.
- pixl97 3y agoAlmost all (but not all) of these attacks are based on some kind of problem that leads to amplification. Advertizing that people should fix these points of exploit help everyone on the internet.
- canes123456 3y agoFalse flag? :)