[182070] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Possible Sudden Uptick in ASA DOS?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Thu Jul 9 21:48:05 2015
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From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:48:04 -0400
To: Chuck Church <chuckchurch@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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> On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Chuck Church <chuckchurch@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Jared Mauch
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 9:08 AM
> To: Colin Johnston
> Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Possible Sudden Uptick in ASA DOS?
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>> My guess is a researcher.=20
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> I wouldn't classify someone sending known malicious traffic towards =
someone else's network device attempting to crash it as a 'researcher'. =
Criminal is a better term.
There are other terms for people who don=E2=80=99t maintain their =
equipment, it=E2=80=99s usually described as negligent.
If my hardware were rebooting, I would be red-faced first about not =
having done something and not blaming someone outside.
I don=E2=80=99t know if it was a researcher or something buggy sending =
packets or anything else. (I have no unique direct insight).
What I do know is the ASAs under my control and purview had no issues. =
Take the free upgrade and move on folks.
- Jared=
