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Re: Timing of DoS and Intrusion attempts.


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:17:25 -0400

On Mon, 28 May 2001 10:48:17 EDT, Patrick Andry <pandry () wolverinefreight ca>  said:
      Assuming we can find some form of correlation between the time of
the attack on both the target computer and the source computer, the possible

Remember to remove automated tools from your correlation.  A *large* percentage
of the hacking activity these days seems to be various worms and automated
scanners, which can be doing their work even while the perpetrator is asleep
or otherwise engaged...


-- 
                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech

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