Post by buengerfleming on Sept 20, 2010 9:29:31 GMT
Almost all the prominent commodity-trading platforms have put in place a transparent system to ensure that the needs of their esteemed customers are met at short notice. Even then, when trading in commodities, strange but avoidable situations have arisen. The brokers and the managers of the trading platforms have been totally taken unawares and they had to cut a sorry figure when confronted with queries from their anxious customers. The frequent problem facing all trading platforms is 'denial of service'.
A common method of blocking a 'denial of service' attack is to set up a filter, or 'sniffer,' on the network before a stream of information reaches a site's web servers. This filter checks for attacks according to predetermined criterion like noticing patterns or identifiers. If a pattern comes in frequently, the filter blocks messages containing that pattern thus ensuring that, the web server's lines are not tied up.
In earlier times, this 'denial of service' problem arose due to the clogging of information lines. Due to the fast advances in communication technology, this problem could be resolved. Nevertheless, the problem persisted due to the emergence of newer threats. The problem of 'virus' attack on dedicated networks during peak trading hours led to the problem of 'denial of service' most often due to the critical data being erased without the knowledge of the sender or the receiver.
To attain a secure trading platform in the sprawling online space, the prominent trading companies have now moved ahead and have put in place monitoring services that operate the various networks 24/7. Actually, this approach entails much time and money. Nevertheless, due to the huge financial commitments involved, this is the one and only way out since hackers may strike at the most unknown hour.
A common method of blocking a 'denial of service' attack is to set up a filter, or 'sniffer,' on the network before a stream of information reaches a site's web servers. This filter checks for attacks according to predetermined criterion like noticing patterns or identifiers. If a pattern comes in frequently, the filter blocks messages containing that pattern thus ensuring that, the web server's lines are not tied up.
In earlier times, this 'denial of service' problem arose due to the clogging of information lines. Due to the fast advances in communication technology, this problem could be resolved. Nevertheless, the problem persisted due to the emergence of newer threats. The problem of 'virus' attack on dedicated networks during peak trading hours led to the problem of 'denial of service' most often due to the critical data being erased without the knowledge of the sender or the receiver.
To attain a secure trading platform in the sprawling online space, the prominent trading companies have now moved ahead and have put in place monitoring services that operate the various networks 24/7. Actually, this approach entails much time and money. Nevertheless, due to the huge financial commitments involved, this is the one and only way out since hackers may strike at the most unknown hour.