RE: SANS Flash: Urgent Request For Help In Stopping DOS Attacks (fwd) -reply

[Mark.Teicher () predictive com]

Actually, security was a big contributor in the Internet evolving, if it 
was not for initial military funding, the Interner would not have existed 
as early as it did.  Security features were definitely a big part back 
then, but after some of the initial involvement was completed, other 
parties got involved and things have evolved to what we have today.. 

Just draw big circle on your whiteboard and label on the top of the circle 
"The Future of the Internet" and then draw a big mushroom cloud in the 
circle.

If you understand the example, it translates into the early adoptors 
didn't get rich, some of them did, some other did not, 30 years later, 
several people have become billionaires based on a theory that the 
Internet is the second coming.. 

Oh now, it has happenned, I have become a cynic...





Rick Smith <rick_smith () securecomputing com>
04/13/00 07:35 AM

 
        To:     Mark.Teicher () predictive com, "Carson, Joe" <JCarson () smartronix com>
        cc:     firewall-wizards () nfr net
        Subject:        RE: [fw-wiz] SANS Flash: Urgent Request For Help In Stopping DOS Attacks 
(fwd)


At 06:07 AM 04/11/2000 -0700, Mark.Teicher () predictive com wrote:
> If networks were constructed properly and security was addressed at the
> time of that the initial design was considered, DDOS would not have been
> widespread as it was.

If you look at the evolution of the Internet, it's arguable that there
wouldn't even be an Internet if we'd designed in security features at the
start that would have prevented DDOS. The absence of such security 
features
played a huge (and I think crucial) role in its growth.

Rick.
smith () securecomputing com