Re: Newspaper Article about Cable Modem security

[Michael Cassidy <cassidy () panix com>]

At 12:50 PM -0700 11/1/99, Wozz wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 01, 1999 at 07:57:46AM +0100, Rodney van den Oever wrote:
> > > While many may believe it should be the ISP's responsibility to protect
> > users from
> > > themselves, I disagree. I *do* think that all ISPs (dialup or otherwise)
> > have a responsibility to >provide some basic information about things users
> > can do to protect themselves. Simple >things like not running any
> > unnecessary services, disabling (or taking steps to secure) File >Sharing,
> > and definately not running programs from untrusted sources.
> >
> >
> > Possible new market here:
> >
> > 1. Cable modems incorporating filters. This modem could be managed by the
> > ISP (of course this has its disadvantages, not very secure, managed service
> > too expensive).
>
> The DOCSIS cable modem specifications have IP filters incorporated, its
> only a matter of time before most all systems are upgraded to DOCSIS.

whats a trusted source?
how do you know the source wasnt spoofed?
and some of us actually use email and attachments in our work: sending
files back and forth.
dangerous sure but speed can be important

BTW "script kiddies" arent gonna crack the military or banks nor would any
do a slow scan of anything but a porn magazine. if someone is doing a slow
scan there is a good chance they are not "script kiddies" but real nasties.

regards
m