01064nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001300043653001200056653001500068653001700083653002300100653002000123100002100143700001400164245007700178300001000255490000700265520058600272       2015                            d  cMay 201510acluster10acybercrime10aDDoS attacks10aInternet exchanges10atrusted routing1 aMichel Rademaker1 aMarc Gauw00aTrusted Networks Initiative: The Netherlands’ Response to DDoS Attacks  a65-700 v323 a<p>Cybercrime is on the rise and distributed denial of services attacks are among the most used by hacktivists, criminals, and even states. This article focuses on a Dutch solution to that problem, namely the Trusted Networks Initiative. The initiative aims at a global trust concept that provides website operators with a last resort option in case a large or long-lasting DDoS attack cannot be mitigated by other anti-DDoS means. The paper describes the foundational principles of the ini­tiative, and more specifically the intended solution via the trusted routing concept.</p>