Sometimes it is just helpful to get a perspective on how well "the Internet" works from my perspective by taking a look at the real-time attack map put out by a major research group. Always changing because so are the attacks.

http://map.ipviking.com/

Mind you, the "source" of the attack is not necessarily the "true source" of the attack because botnets and such play an important factor. Read that as "apparent source".

I am so easily amused.
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Question from an ignorant observer. How do they know they are attacks?
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For some reason the first thing I thought was, "Would you like to play a game?".
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Dr. Falken!!!:-)
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Let's play Global Thermonuclear War!
I've heard the password is 00000000.
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It's amazing how much bad activity there is out there...
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Known attack profiles.
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