There is also an obvious growth in the interdependence of organisations within various market sectors which can cause collateral damage to all associated within the peer group of the unfortunate company under duress during a DDoS attack. This can certainly be seen within the FSI Sector and On Line Retail too. The Attack community are getting smarter. Tools are more readily available and are becoming commoditized through on line groups and extortion is becoming the new "norm" targeting all sectors. Attacks are pretty indiscriminate in nature generally and partnerships at all levels are the best way to pool intelligence and resource to address the problems facing our industry.