[172097] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Large DDoS, small extortion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barry Shein)
Sat May 24 16:13:57 2014
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From: Barry Shein <bzs@world.std.com>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 16:13:38 -0400
To: Andrew Sullivan <asullivan@dyn.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140523191948.GI9406@dyn.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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On May 23, 2014 at 15:19 asullivan@dyn.com (Andrew Sullivan) wrote:
> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 02:09:18PM -0400, Barry Shein wrote:
> > I just don't know and would suggest reliance on case studies and
> > experienced professionals.
>
> Well, yes, but I also observe that LE's interests and your own as the
> operator of the site diverge, because their risk isn't the same as
> yours. It's worth keeping that in one's calculus.
Good point.
There is the danger of "the operation was a success but the patient
died" (i.e., they caught the perp but destroyed your business in the
process.)
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