But Mr Rothman notes that some attackers prefer precision attacks that exploit weaknesses in a specific function, rather than the entire server.
Be aware of motives for attack: You may be wondering why attackers would focus on NGOs?
The attackers used grenade launchers and automatic weapons to fire at the Ukrainian column, hitting an armoured personnel carrier.
There is a long-running show on Italia 1 called Le lene and, a while back, three of its regulars, Trio Medusa, collared the Rome city official with responsibility for policing the stadium and took him through some hypothetical questions about what would happen if a female tourist was repeatedly struck in the face and the attackers took her camera.
The best example so far is surely hacked construction signs in the US, with attackers warning of zombies ahead, but it's easy to imagine how taking out traffic networks could shut down a city or otherwise wreak havoc.
Officers launched a rape investigation but inspectors found no evidence that the alleged victim had been protected from further sexual exploitation or that her attackers were considered a risk to other vulnerable girls.
A police officer who confronted the attackers in the streets outside as they fled was also shot and killed.
The attackers were wearing civilian clothes, he said, and were using high-calibre weapons.
One man was so paralysed with fear that he could not remember his pin number, so his attackers stamped on his arm until it broke.
It referred to the attackers as Kharijites, a derogatory term for apostates.
Border guards returned fire and killed two of four attackers.
