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Re: Worms versus Bots
From: Richard Welty <rwelty () averillpark net>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 17:16:52 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:51:35 -0600 Mike Lewinski <mike () rockynet com> wrote:
Then again, I've seen businesses who had sensitive client financial data on compromised systems completely ignore this advice, so it's generally given without much hope, esp. where the stakes are lower.
ditto. i have some very specific memories of explaining to a CEO who should have known better (an ex engineer) why we really needed to "nuke the servers from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" after an infestation at a startup some years back. sigh, richard -- Richard Welty rwelty () averillpark net Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Java, PHP, PostgreSQL, Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
Current thread:
- Worms versus Bots Sean Donelan (May 02)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Rob Nelson (May 03)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Mike Lewinski (May 03)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Rob Thomas (May 03)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Sean Donelan (May 03)
- Re: Worms versus Bots william(at)elan.net (May 03)
- How long before infected - Internet addresses are not uniform Sean Donelan (May 03)
- Re: How long before infected - Internet addresses are not uniform Marshall Eubanks (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Stephen J. Wilcox (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Rob Thomas (May 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- FW: Worms versus Bots Eric Krichbaum (May 03)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Henry Linneweh (May 04)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Buhrmaster, Gary (May 03)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Michel Py (May 03)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Edward B. Dreger (May 04)
- RE: Worms versus Bots William S. Duncanson (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Valdis . Kletnieks (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots chuck goolsbee (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Steven M. Bellovin (May 04)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Edward B. Dreger (May 04)