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Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix
From: matthew () scruz net (Matthew Kaufman)
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:57:46 -0700
Original message <Pine.BSI.3.93.960921123232.9593B-100000 () sidhe memra com> From: Michael Dillon <michael () memra com> Date: Sep 21, 12:34 Subject: Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix
On Sat, 21 Sep 1996, Vadim Antonov wrote:Given the "tragedy of commons" nature of the problem (you work hard to implement filters, which do not benefit _you_)Source address filters do benefit the small ISP by making him less of a target for hackers looking for a staging point. Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael () memra com -- End of excerpt from Michael Dillon
You think a hacker is going to break into your router to check out your IP filter lists first, before breaking into your Unix boxes to attempt an (unsuccessful) attack? They break in just the same. They just don't launch this kind of attack while they're visiting. -matthew kaufman matthew () scruz net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix, (continued)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Michael Dillon (Sep 23)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Edgar Der-Danieliantz (Sep 23)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Peter Dawe (Sep 23)
- RE: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Jim Fleming (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Vadim Antonov (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Michael Dillon (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Tim Bass (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Mr. Jeremy Hall (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Jeffrey Burgan (Sep 22)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Dima Volodin (Sep 22)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Matthew Kaufman (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Michael Dillon (Sep 21)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Paul Ferguson (Sep 22)
- Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix Tim Bass (Sep 23)