[70209] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FW: Worms versus Bots
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert E. Seastrom)
Wed May 5 08:12:03 2004
To: "william(at)elan.net" <william@elan.net>
Cc: Michael.Dillon@radianz.com, nanog@merit.edu
From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs@seastrom.com>
Date: 05 May 2004 08:11:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0405050540360.2232-100000@sokol.elan.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
"william(at)elan.net" <william@elan.net> writes:
> > Hmmm, are you saying that the solution to many so-called
> > Internet security vulnerabilities is for people to
> > use an SI Firewall, aka Simple, Inexpensive Firewall,
> > aka Stateful Inspection Firewall?
>
> Its not a real solution, its just goes long way to reduce number of
> infections and how quickly some worms can spread (although NAT would
> have no efffect on spread of viruses by email so human factor is
> primary problem).
Note that Michael said "many", not "any and all". We do not tell
people that washing your hands after using the bathroom and before
handling food is "not a real solution" because it only protects
against the spread of certain kinds of illnesses.
---rob
