Some agencies such as the Department of Transportation set up temporary Gmail accounts to send and receive emails.
DDoS or Hack?
He however said that this was a big attack but downplayed its impact on New York City government services.
It is a big deal but….its like a lot of mosquitoes buzzing around you, said Albano.
Its designed to slow down email.
On the scale of cyber incidences its kind of low.
source: www.techworm.net
