[j_tull]

They don't want us to know.

I concur, but I would REALLY like to know what the "defensive measures" are.

[FreeTheHostages]

I would REALLY like to know what the "defensive measures" are.

Depends on the nature of the attack. Totally. But for the general spam attack, they can block/reject/delay data that's associated with a sudden huge increase in volume. There are people at these roots 24/7 that are monitoring for suspcious stuff. They deal with minor security issues almost daily.