Re: Dancho on Georgian Internet attacks

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote:
> Laptops Gadi, Laptops.

Lap dances? What do they have to do with anything? :)


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gadi Evron [mailto:ge () linuxbox org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:23 PM
> > To: Tomas L. Byrnes
> > Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> > Subject: RE: [funsec] Dancho on Georgian Internet attacks
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote:
> > > It's not even close to the noise I get from the Arab world
> > thanks to
> > > having had positions 1 and 2 for "Mohammed Cartoons" hosted
> > on my net
> > > at the peak of the hysteria.
> > >
> > > Yawn, I feel sorry for the Georgians, but they seem to have
> > SMB level
> > > netsec.
> > >
> > > What I want to know is, why isn't a mob of freedom loving
> > Westerners
> > > and Israelis taking out al the websites and IRC channels of
> > Jihadistan?
> > > Perhaps using the BGP redirect hack so we can get them in
> > meatspace is
> > > more fun :-)!
> > >
> > > Nothing is as cool as a "door knock" that was called by a trace.
> >
> > To fuel things further?
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org
> > > > [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Gadi Evron
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:48 AM
> > > > To: funsec () linuxbox org
> > > > Subject: [funsec] Dancho on Georgian Internet attacks
> > > >
> > > > Here's an interesting blog by Dancho Danchev.
> > > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1670
> > > >
> > > > While he gives some interesting information, he also jumps to
> > > > conclusions he really can't in every single paragraph.
> > > >
> > > > When defending the Israeli government's Internet, these types of
> > > > attacks would be routine. While the possibility of state-sponsored
> > > > action can't be completely ruled out it is simply too premature to
> > > > tell and although the web sites and the impact on Georgian
> > Internet
> > > > visibility are both clear, as Internet attacks go it is
> > not yet out
> > > > of the ordinary.
> > > >
> > > > Am I missing something?
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