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Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf
From: Eric Gauthier <eric () roxanne org>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:43:38 -0500
Heya,
And the fact that web servers are getting botted is just the cycle of reincarnation - it wasn't that long ago that .edu's had a reputation of getting pwned for the exact same reasons that webservers are targets now: easy to attack, and usually lots of bang-for-buck in pipe size and similar.You mean they aren't now? Do we have any EDU admins around who want to tell us how bad it still is, despite attempts at working on this? Dorms are basically large honey nets. :)
I run the network for a University with about 12,000 students and 12,000 computers in our dormitories. We, like many other Universities, have spent the last five or six years putting systems in place that are both reactive and preventative. From my perspective, the issues are still there but I'm not sure that I agree with your implications. Do we still have "compromised" systems? Yes. Is the number of "compromosed" systems at any time large? No. Is the situation out of control? No. Email me off-list if you want more details. IMHO, Its too bad broadband providers have not yet picked up on what the Universities have done. Eric :)
Current thread:
- Re: RBL for bots?, (continued)
- Re: RBL for bots? Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 15)
- botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Gadi Evron (Feb 15)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Peter Moody (Feb 15)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Gadi Evron (Feb 15)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Rich Kulawiec (Feb 16)
- rDNS naming David Barak (Feb 20)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 15)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Sean Donelan (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Sean Donelan (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Eric Gauthier (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Gadi Evron (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Eric Gauthier (Feb 26)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Sean Donelan (Feb 27)
- resnets and naming (was: Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf) Steven Champeon (Feb 16)
- Re: resnets and naming Scott McGrath (Feb 16)
- Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf Sean Donelan (Feb 16)
- Re: RBL for bots? J. Oquendo (Feb 16)