It happened to us a couple of weeks ago, and now Twitter is experiencing the pain of a DDOS attack.

Twitter.com is being DDOSed right now, and the event is reminding us that even Twitter, with their bottomless funding and technical contacts, has been unusable most of the day.

This is a grim reminder that the internet is just like the wild west. Everyone server administrator is responsible for their own “e-land,” and when the bigger boys come in to town and start wreaking havoc, you better watch out.

The winner of most DDOS attacks is the contestant with the most bandwidth. DDOS attacks often come from hundreds or thousands of IP addresses and locations which are constantly changing – A situation which is nearly impossible to block. The analogy I’ve always liked is “you’re trying to shoot several moving targets.” In this case, it’s obvious that Twitter is being overpowered, and for this, I wish them luck.

Promotion that makes no sense right now, seeing that they’re down:
Don’t forget to check out PhireFast on Twitter! twitter.com/phirefast

Regarding the DDOS attack against PhireFast two weeks ago:
Incoming DOS Attacks (Update: Federal Report Now Filed)

Wishing luck to Twitter today. Happy hosting!