[127017] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Sheldon)
Wed Jun 9 19:36:10 2010
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:35:51 -0500
From: Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon@cox.net>
CC: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <201006092304.o59N4hmO079022@aurora.sol.net>
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On 6/9/2010 18:04, Joe Greco wrote:
>> On 6/9/2010 14:37, Karl Auer wrote:
>> [good stuff]
>>
>>> Try thinking about what *could* happen rather than what *can't* happen.
>>
>> Even better: Think "here is what I can do". And then do it.
>
> Some of us already do:
>
> Implement BCP38
> Implement spam scanning for e-mail
> Have a responsive abuse desk
> Reload - not repair - any compromised systems
> Sponsor resources to combat spam
> many more etc.
>
> Some of us have been doing what you suggest for so long that we've
> become a bit skeptical and cynical about it all, especially when we
> see that in the last decade, BCP38 filtering still isn't prevalent,
> abuse desks are commonly considered to be black holes, and people
> still talk about disinfecting a virus-laden computer.
>
> There is only so much you can do, short of getting out a Clue by Four
> and going around hitting people with it.
I am sorry nto report that doing the right thing rarely gets any ink.
But it is still the right thing, and you have to keep doing it--if for
no reason better than being able to live with your self.
Thanks for what you do.
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Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting
the vote.
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