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Looking behind the smoke screen of the ,Internet and International Infrastructure
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:35:30 -0500
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: submission for IP Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:16:44 +0200 From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Hello, how are you? I figured I may as well submit this to you, and see if you are interested. Thanks, Gadi. ----- Subject: [operational update] Looking behind the smoke screen of the Internet and International Infrastructure In the following (quick & dirty) write-up I start by discussing some recent threats network operators should be aware of, such as recursive DNS attacks. Also, a bit on the state of the Internet, cooperation across different fields and how these latest threats with DDoS also relate to worms and bots, as well as spam, phishing and the immense ROI organized crime sees. Then I try and bring some suggestions on what can be done better, and where we as a community, as well as specifically where us, the "secret hand-shake clubs" of Internet security fail and succeed. Over-secrecy, lack of cooperation, lack of public information, and not being secret enough about what really matters. On the surface you can read about the attacks, how registered domains with a name created by a specific algorithm to serve as a botnet command and control server, while spammers use name servers other than their own to spamvertise from and switch back, while the DNS RR's change IP addresses every few minutes. Below the surface you will have to see what you understand as I get different responses from different people. Looking behind the smoke screen of the Internet: DNS recursive attacks, spamvertised domains, phishing, botnet C&C’s, International Infrastructure and you The write-up can be found here: http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/298 Thanks, Gadi Evron. -- http://blogs.securiteam.com/ "Out of the box is where I live". -- Cara "Starbuck" Thrace, Battlestar Galactica. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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