[70168] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Worms versus Bots
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Welty)
Tue May 4 10:18:21 2004
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 17:16:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Richard Welty <rwelty@averillpark.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <4096A2C7.6070304@rockynet.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:51:35 -0600 Mike Lewinski <mike@rockynet.com> wrote:
> Then again, I've seen businesses who had sensitive client financial data
> on compromised systems completely ignore this advice, so it's generally
> given without much hope, esp. where the stakes are lower.
ditto. i have some very specific memories of explaining to a CEO
who should have known better (an ex engineer) why we really
needed to "nuke the servers from orbit, it's the only way to be sure"
after an infestation at a startup some years back.
sigh,
richard
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