Re: Attack on the DNS ?

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:05:46 -0400, Marshall Eubanks said:

Anyone seen signs of this attack actually occurring ?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/technology/with-advance-warning-bracing-fo...

<more snip> "Those preparations turned into a fast-track, multimillion-dollar global effort to beef up the Domain Name System. They offer a glimpse into the largely unknown forces that keep the Internet running in the face of unpredictable, potentially devastating threats." Was there *really* that much of a reaction to *this* threat, over and above the continual 24x7x365 ongoing effort to add resiliency and mitigation to the DNS?