Re: Newspaper Article about Cable Modem security

[Wozz <wozz+firewall-wizards () wookie net>]

On Fri, Oct 29, 1999 at 10:15:30AM -0400, Eric Toll wrote:
> The sad part is that even if they have file and print sharing turned off, you can still be hacked and or hijacked, 
> cable modem networks are not distributed star, but more like a bus network  ( think of it like a river ) and anyone 
> can get a sniffer and "drink" packets and look for "password" or capture 40bit encryped https sessions, save them and 
> crack them later to reveal credit card numbers etc.

not without building your own cable modem you can't.  I don't know
of any up to date cable modem system that has this problem.  The
only traffic you see on your computers side of the cable modem is
either destined for your machine, or broadcast traffic.