[59095] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: rr style scanning of non-customers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Sun Jun 15 01:00:06 2003
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:59:29 -0700
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> According to a study by America Online, 89% of the computers with
> broadband connections are not safely configured. 91% of the computers had
> what AOL categorized as spyware installed. In reality, the connection
> method isn't the determining factor.
>
> http://www.staysafeonline.info/press/060403.pdf
>
> Although firewalls and anti-virus helps, it doesn't prevent a determined
> user from infecting his own system. Honeypots and passive detection
> systems aren't picking up the whole story. The user is an important
> part of evaluating the security equation.
so where is the authoritative web site
<http://make-your-stinkin-windoze-system-safe.clue>
to which we can point all our friends (and use to lock down
our kids' machines/sites)?
randy
