Re: Y2K rollover Vigilance

["Brad MacQuarrie" <Brad_MacQuarrie () maritimelife ca>]

This response illustrates where I think most of our concerns are.  We have
been diligent in confirming what will happen date-wise  on New Year's day
and are satisifed that all of our devices and software is OK.  Our real
area of concern is the intense lure to Internet baddies (script kiddies
included) of executing the first successful compromise of the millennium.

Brad




Lance Spitzner <lance () ksni net> on 12/07/99 07:18:52 PM

Please respond to Lance Spitzner <lance () ksni net>

To:   Saravana Ram <Ram () POP Jaring My>
cc:   Firewall-Wizards <firewall-wizards () nfr net> (bcc: Brad
      MacQuarrie/HFX/MLAC)
Subject:  Re: Y2K rollover Vigilance




On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Saravana Ram wrote:

> > I would like to get the wizards' take on what people are doing with
respect
> > to staying connected and functional on the Internet during the rollover
to
> > the year 2000.  Do most organizations seem to be leaning towards
reduced
> > exposure (i.e. shutting down incoming SMTP, restricting download
cpability,
> > etc.), total blackout, or business as usual.
>
> If one is doubt of the Y2k compliance of their webservers, mailservers,
> routers, and firewalls, he/she should have done their homework by now.

To be honest, I don't think webservers, mailservers, routers, and
firewalls are going to be the problem.  The problem may be when everyone
comes into work monday morning, turns on their PC, and discovers they
have been hit by the "Trojan du-jour".  That, and all the script kiddies
who will be out in force that night.

Lance Spitzner
http://www.enteract.com/~lspitz/papers.html