Re: Brian Krebs column on network hijacking

[Bruce Ediger <eballen1 () qwest net>]

On Thu, 8 May 2008, Rich Kulawiec wrote:

> I find myself wondering -- given recent discussions about the possible
> exhaustion of IPv4 space on NANOG and similar -- how many network blocks
> are unaccounted for, or disused, or controlled by someone other than
> their putative owners.

You forget "periodically used by someone other than their putative
owners".  See Arbor Networks report on "Dark Address Space":

http://www.arbornetworks.com/dmdocuments/dark_address_space.pdf

You know, if we'd all just let Bill Gates and the Cable and Phone Companies
build the internet, none of this would have happened. We'd have a really
cheerful, carefully vetted and professionally produced, advertising supported
"Information SuperHighway", without all the Wild Wild West aspects, and without
all the crime.  Or at least all the unauthorized crime.  You'd just press
"8-8-8" on your tee vee megaremote, and you'd have your choice of 10 or 12
pre-approved channels of large corporate vendor's wares to select from.  No
boobies would appear, and tee vee anchors would not have the meaningless yet
ominous phrase "ID theft" to toss around every evening.

It's our own damn fault for not letting Older and Wiser Heads Prevail.

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