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Level 3 acquires DDoS mitigation firm Black Lotus | ZDNet
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While the security threat landscape is in a state of evolution and is becoming ever-more complex, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) remains a popular method for threat actors to disrupt online services. You no longer need your own dedicated systems or a vast network of slave computers under your control in order to launch such an attack; instead, DDoS campaigns can be launched by those without a sliver of IT expertise simply by hiring someone else to do the job for you.