This news just pisses me off. Apparently SixApart, makers of LiveJournal and TypePad, has been under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack today, details here and on Anil Dash's blog. To whoever launched the attack, these are the good guys. Leave them alone!

 

I've spent a fair bit of time contemplating the possibility of DDoS attacks with respect to online voting projects and other public web services we've shipped. Unfortunately Microsoft is a very visible target for these attacks and I've heard anecdotally that microsoft.com is the most attacked website in the world. It's a shame that as companies like SixApart grow that they have to waste time and money on this type of thing.

 

To the SixApart folks, you might want to put a Cisco Guard DDoS Mitigation Appliance on your wish list. Add a tip jar to your site. I wouldn't be surprised if your customers helped you pay for it.