Security of DNSBL spam block systems
Big_Bandwidth
big_bandwidth at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 23 06:14:05 UTC 2002
What are the security implications of someone hacking a DNSBL (Real-time-spam-block-list) and changing the block list to include (deny email from) some very large portion or all IPv4 space?
Given that a signifigant number of the spam blocking lists seem to operate on a shoestring budget in someone's basement, how can we be assured that they have sufficient resources to secure their systems adequatley, and monitor for intrusion 24x7?
Unless I am missing something, this would seem to be a real handy and centralized method for someone to interfere substantially with the proper operation of a few thousand email servers and hold up global email traffic for a few hours.
-BB
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