DSL-IP Probes Curiousity..
McBurnett, Jim
jmcburnett at msmgmt.com
Fri Mar 14 12:52:32 UTC 2003
> There is so much of it, I liken it to Internet background
> radiation. In
> fact, if I didnt see a constant stream of this (either by
> accident-- SNMP
> auto discovery, or design-- lets find all the 'private' routers and
> switches out there) I would be more worried as my network
> probably has been
> blackholed!
Good Point!!
>
> In terms of reporting it, I usually do if its more than just
> some automated
> probe and is a directed attack against a particular device
> and is causing
> some grief or potential grief. But it would be a full time
> job evaluating
> and responding to each and every scan/hack attempt as the
> volume is way too
> high. I think something like dshield is going in the right
> direction.
> Ultimately if these things are not reported and the people doing them
> sanctioned somehow, it wont stop.
Yeah, If a dshield type system is used and the ISP's can use that to
add to the Abuse reports.. That would be great!
> Also, its March Break in many parts of North America... More
> time to do
> these sorts of things.
>
Yeah, and don't forget spring exams in the AP Rim...
That is always bad too....
J
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