An ICANN produced factsheet is made available under a Creative Commons licence - and includes information on the 6 February 2007 attack on the root server system; correct some misunderstandings about the root servers; act as an information resource for future referral; explain how the Internet is protected and by whom; outline what the attack was and how and why it happened; and lastly, look forward to what can be done to help tackle such attacks in future Summary by CNet news.com.com/New+shield+foiled+Internet+backbone+attack/2100-7349_3-6166107.html