And you are here why?

Thanks to the collaboration between Google Ideas  and Arbor Networks , we have this excellent live data visualization of DDoS attacks around the globe.  You can surface anonymous attack data, and explore historic trends, as well as find attacks happening on any given day. As to Why , we have this from the site Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be used to make important online information unavailable to the world. Sites covering elections are brought down to influence their outcome, media sites are attacked to censor stories, and businesses are taken offline by competitors looking for a leg up. Protecting access to information is important for the Internet and important for free expression.