[90463] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Black Frog - the botnets keep coming
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (RLVaughn)
Thu May 25 12:40:03 2006
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:39:39 -0500
From: RLVaughn <Randy_Vaughn@baylor.edu>
To: Henry Linneweh <hrlinneweh@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20060525150824.30674.qmail@web81907.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Henry Linneweh wrote:
> Personally as a manager I want to know the problem and
> then the workable solution. I just don't see that many
> bot nets happening anymore.
>
> From my vantage point I do see students writing bot
> nets more for programming skills than for malicious
> attacks.
>
> With several hundred million people and computers on
> the inter network, there will always be an aberration,
> caused by some social or mental or emotional defect.
>
> Workable technical solutions, not new laws or rants
> will make these issues, less of an issue operationally
> in the long run.
>
> -Henry
<snip>
Gadi asked if I have any botnets from DA's list on SBC.
Indeed, I have three suspect C&Cs on SBC and a six more on ATT which
I will be happy to share with you off list.
Randy
