Attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon cloud customers
DNS service provider says attack was focused on US West Coast data centers
(12/24/2009)
A DDoS attack on a large provider of DNS management services caused downtime and sluggishness for many of its customers Wednesday evening, sending ripples to customers of firms that included Amazon Web Services and Salesforce. Amazon’s online shopping Web site experienced problems as well and so did Walmart.com, CNET reported.
This is a second DDoS attack on UltraDNS this year, following an April 1 incident, which also affected both Amazon and Salesforce, besides other clients. Amazon’s cloud computing services – some of whose customers felt effects of this week’s attack – also suffered from a direct DDoS attack in October, when one of its client’s virtual machine instances was flooded with a large amount of UDP packets.
CNET reported that this week’s attack was targeted at Neustar (owner of the UltraDNS brand) data centers in Palo Alto and San Jose, Calif. A Neustar official told the news service that alarms went off around 4:45 p.m. PST.
Amazon Web Services detected a problem about one hour later, reporting on the Service Health Dashboard around 6:10 p.m. PST that some Elastic Compute Cloud customers in northern California and in northern Virginia were having trouble with resolving DNS. Some of the company’s S3 customers were affected as well.
Amazon reported that DNS issues had been resolved around 6:40 p.m.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
More singles signing up for dating services during festive season
More singles signing up for dating services during festive seasonCHR
Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, December 24
SINGAPORE: Christmas is not only a season for giving but for some, dating as well.
Dating professionals said more singles are signing up for their services this month, up 20 per cent from last month.
For many busy professionals like Benjamin Low, the year—end holiday is a good break from work.
However, he dreads spending it alone and has signed up with a dating agency, hoping to find his special someone.
He said: "Well first impression does count, how the person presents herself is very important and the ability to hold a good conversation. It depends if we are meeting for lunch or coffee, then table manners would matter as well."
Benjamin is not alone in the year—end rush to date. Agencies MediaCorp spoke to said it is peak season now as many clients have taken time off work to find the right partner.
Lydia Gan, manager, Cliquewise, said: "A lot of singles made resolutions last year to find someone to spend the rest of their lives with, but Singaporeans are very busy and before you know it the year ends.
"And they realise they have not fulfilled their last year resolutions and they decide to do something about it before year—end."
Agencies said their clients are mainly working professionals aged between 27 and 35 from the banking and IT sectors.
Despite prices going up for Christmas and New Year dinners, agencies said they have not increased their prices during the period. Agencies charge between S$40 and S$300 to set up a date. Activities include Christmas parties and high—tea sessions.
So, will the spark in such relationships sizzle or fizzle?
Betty Goh, co—founder, Who Works Around You, said: "It depends on the both of them whether they have the chemistry. Some might last and some might not, it depends on the both of them."
So whether it is finding the right opportunity or person, the year—end season definitely seems to be helping singles get in the mood for love.
— CNA/vm
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Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, December 24
SINGAPORE: Christmas is not only a season for giving but for some, dating as well.
Dating professionals said more singles are signing up for their services this month, up 20 per cent from last month.
For many busy professionals like Benjamin Low, the year—end holiday is a good break from work.
However, he dreads spending it alone and has signed up with a dating agency, hoping to find his special someone.
He said: "Well first impression does count, how the person presents herself is very important and the ability to hold a good conversation. It depends if we are meeting for lunch or coffee, then table manners would matter as well."
Benjamin is not alone in the year—end rush to date. Agencies MediaCorp spoke to said it is peak season now as many clients have taken time off work to find the right partner.
Lydia Gan, manager, Cliquewise, said: "A lot of singles made resolutions last year to find someone to spend the rest of their lives with, but Singaporeans are very busy and before you know it the year ends.
"And they realise they have not fulfilled their last year resolutions and they decide to do something about it before year—end."
Agencies said their clients are mainly working professionals aged between 27 and 35 from the banking and IT sectors.
Despite prices going up for Christmas and New Year dinners, agencies said they have not increased their prices during the period. Agencies charge between S$40 and S$300 to set up a date. Activities include Christmas parties and high—tea sessions.
So, will the spark in such relationships sizzle or fizzle?
Betty Goh, co—founder, Who Works Around You, said: "It depends on the both of them whether they have the chemistry. Some might last and some might not, it depends on the both of them."
So whether it is finding the right opportunity or person, the year—end season definitely seems to be helping singles get in the mood for love.
— CNA/vm
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Thousands throng Orchard Road for last minute Christmas shopping
Thousands throng Orchard Road for last minute Christmas shopping
SINGAPORE: Hordes of tourists and Singaporeans were at Orchard Road to soak in the atmosphere or get that last—minute Christmas gift.
Some people, put off by the thought of battling the crowds, scaled back their plans. But as the day before Christmas wore on, the lure of Singapore’s prime shopping belt proved irresistible.
Many people sought last—minute bargains, while others pondered the several options. Gift wrap counters did brisk business, and crowds, with shopping bags in hand, started building up.
Being Christmas Eve, supermarkets in town also saw brisk business as people picked up supplies for dinner parties.
However, with the crowds came traffic jams — compounded by rain in some parts. Moreover, there were long queues for taxis in some places.
Still, for both tourists and Singaporeans, it was all part of the fun — especially with a revamped Orchard Road that has seen at least three new malls open recently.
While final numbers of the Christmas shopping season have not come in yet, anecdotally, store executives said they have seen better passenger traffic form the month before, and are hopeful of positive earnings figures by year end.
— CNA/sc
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