“Denial-of-Service attacks are the cyber equivalent of vandalism. Rather than seek to break into the target system, the perpetrator simply wishes to render the target system unusable” (Easttom, Taylor, 2011). This type of cybercrime prevents the end users from attaining the resource accessibility. Denial-of-Service is also known as a DOS. An attack was launched in Santa Cruz County website in California that caused “county’s government entities and programs, including Emergency Services, Law Enforcement, the Courts, Social Services, Agricultural Extension, Employment, Surplus Sales, Vendor Registration, and Construction Projects and Proposals”( U.S. Attorney’s Office,2011).
Denial of Service Case
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The DOS caused an involuntary communication breakdown in government entities. Two homeless activists who had ties to the hacker group Anonymous created the DOS attack on Santa Cruz County. Christopher Doyon and Joshua John Covelli who were part of an organization called Peoples Liberation Front (PLF) were the perpetrators who were part of the DOS attack. “A group known as the Peoples Liberation Front, which is associated with other activist groups including Anonymous, coordinated and executed the attack, authorities said”(Lee, 2011). Doyon and Covelli who were also an activist who participated in the Peace Camp earlier in the year on the camping ban that was put forward by Santa Cruz County. The DOS attack was in retaliation for the camping ban. “Doyon and Joshua John Covelli, a 26-year-old Fairborn, Ohio, resident, hatched "Operation Peace Camp 2010" on behalf of the Massachusetts-based group Peoples Liberation Front”(Hoppin, …show more content…
However; taking their beliefs to the next step of committing a DOS attack was not in their best interest. People have their beliefs and opinions which I do feel should be voiced within reason. The consequences of this particular crime had implications not only for the government entities but to innocent civilians that may have been unwillingly impacted by the result of the DOS attack. Disabling the websites to emergency services that are provided had an impact on Santa Cruz County of innocent people that were placed at risk for emergency
Denial of Service Case
July 2010 a two-month protest …show more content…
The DOS caused an involuntary communication breakdown in government entities. Two homeless activists who had ties to the hacker group Anonymous created the DOS attack on Santa Cruz County. Christopher Doyon and Joshua John Covelli who were part of an organization called Peoples Liberation Front (PLF) were the perpetrators who were part of the DOS attack. “A group known as the Peoples Liberation Front, which is associated with other activist groups including Anonymous, coordinated and executed the attack, authorities said”(Lee, 2011). Doyon and Covelli who were also an activist who participated in the Peace Camp earlier in the year on the camping ban that was put forward by Santa Cruz County. The DOS attack was in retaliation for the camping ban. “Doyon and Joshua John Covelli, a 26-year-old Fairborn, Ohio, resident, hatched "Operation Peace Camp 2010" on behalf of the Massachusetts-based group Peoples Liberation Front”(Hoppin, …show more content…
However; taking their beliefs to the next step of committing a DOS attack was not in their best interest. People have their beliefs and opinions which I do feel should be voiced within reason. The consequences of this particular crime had implications not only for the government entities but to innocent civilians that may have been unwillingly impacted by the result of the DOS attack. Disabling the websites to emergency services that are provided had an impact on Santa Cruz County of innocent people that were placed at risk for emergency