One thing that makes Stacheldraht interesting is that it has a built in updater for the agents. They will actually download and install newer versions of the agent program. The FBI, CERT, and your ISP will help you if you are under attack, but they will not secure your network. In either case, you need to have an incident response team. This team should include senior technical staff who can help formulate a plan of action, and should have access to senior management who can authorize the action.
Time can be a critical factor in a denial of service attack.
The more time it takes to figure out who is capable of making decisions, the longer you will cut off. 2.2 Forming an Emergency Response Plan Put together an Emergency Response Plan, and identify a team who will be responsible for implementing it. Ensure that the team has senior management contact, and the necessary technical skills. If these skills are not available in-house, consider outsourcing this from a company offering Emergency Response Services. This is achieved through quarterly on site workshops with customers.