A
system and method is disclosed for detecting and / or mitigating an overload condition from one or more first computers, such as a distributed denial of service (DDoS)
attack, viral
attack, or the like, targeting one or more of a plurality of second computers located on a network. While one or more DDoS attacks are mitigated, a meter, detection apparatus,
software, or method, detects the condition being mitigated in a data cleaning center, and provides an alert or notification regarding the mitigated
attack. Another preferred embodiment relates, in general terms, to a
system and method for detecting and / or mitigating an overload or attempted overload condition targeting
a domain name server. A
network connection is provided for receiving one or more DNS requests from one or more
client computers located on a network. A preferred embodiment includes a processor for providing a response to the one or more DNS requests to the one or more
client computers if more than a
threshold number of duplicate DNS requests are received. Another preferred embodiment relates, in general terms, to a
system and method for detecting and / or mitigating an attempted overload condition targeting a networked computer system that uses a redirection module to divert data until it is deemed to be clean.