[80225] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Schneier: ISPs should bear security burden
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Boehnlein)
Wed Apr 27 10:51:57 2005
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:47:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Greg Boehnlein <damin@nacs.net>
To: Brad Knowles <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org>
Cc: "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg@netzero.net>,
<owen@delong.com>, <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <p06200708be9548d9664b@[10.0.1.2]>
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Brad Knowles wrote:
> At 8:13 AM -0400 2005-04-27, Greg Boehnlein wrote:
>
> > As for security, intelligent ISPs will be monitoring their network and
> > will have sensors in place to alert them to abnormal traffic (NetFlow,
> > Snort, SNMP Traps, Log watchers) patterns and take action, but that does
> > NOT extend to enforcing a security policy on the public without their
> > consent.
>
> This assumes intelligence on the part of ISPs. This is no more
> valid than assuming that all users are intelligent.
No, it assumes that some ISPs are intelligent and that they will do what
is neccessary. Darwinism will take care of the less intelligent. ;)
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