Top security guy discusses DDOS on his site

[ciphergoth]

http://grc.com/dos/grcdos.htm

linked from Interesting People. The IRC conversation with someone who runs DDOS attacks is particularly amusing.

<^b0ss^> hehe, I got enough bots to blast away a site
<^b0ss^> but I don't use them for that
<^b0ss^> lol
<Gibson> (You have 241 Bots.)
<^b0ss^> thats not it
<^b0ss^> not just on this server
<^b0ss^> how in the hell do you know how many bots I have?
<^b0ss^> damn
<Gibson> I've tracked 241 coming and going over the past four days.
<^b0ss^> let me get some of your bots
<^b0ss^> lol
<^b0ss^> I can't believe this shit, what kind of bot you have
[snip]
<Gibson> Well, it was nice to meet you.
<^b0ss^> nice to meet you to
<^b0ss^> You are pretty good
<Gibson> And, again, that Bot you made for lith earlier won't work.
<Gibson> so make sure he doesn't deploy it until you fix it for him.
<^b0ss^> may I ask how old you are?
<Gibson> I'm 46. (Been hacking since I was 14.)
<^b0ss^> lol, alright, thanx
<^b0ss^> damn
<^b0ss^> you are good

I had to post this after closing about ten windows full of stuff I'd got to from there. Interesting stuff.