The US government has recommended a series of measures that critical infrastructure operators should take to prevent distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
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Thursday's warning comes just days after the Fed warned of destructive cyber intrusions from China, and also formed a water sector cybersecurity task force that meets today to prevent cybercriminals from disrupting America's water supply.
"CISA, the FBI and MS-ISAC urge network defenders and leaders of critical infrastructure organizations to read the guidance provided to defend against this threat," the government agencies said of the report.
These are the types of attacks that took down several French government websites earlier this month, and are particularly popular among pro-Russian hacktivists who have DDoSed a number of European and US airport websites since the invasion of Ukraine.
