[63493] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: CCO/cisco.com issues.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ed@the7thbeer.com)
Mon Oct 6 20:34:07 2003
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:33:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: ed@the7thbeer.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <3F81FE8B.59124C1C@cox.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> > Anyone who doesn't think that's an operational issue, just wait until it
> > bites you on the ass.
>
> Now we have clear evidence that there are no less than three who
> understand the threat.
My first thought was that the DDoS was a means of obscuring access to
patches for other vulnerabilities that might be simulatenously exploited.
I'm assuming, though not certain, that Cisco would have alternative
distribution/communication/update channels in such an event, but is that
indeed the case?
-ed
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