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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re[6]: "portscans" (was Re: Arbor Networks DoS defense product)
Hello Ralph, Sunday, May 19, 2002, 11:22:08 AM, you wrote: >> If they don't give a satisfactory bank somewhere else (or offer your >> services ;)). Certainly that is a better approach than scanning to >> see what you can find out. The organization receiving the scan has >> no way of knowing what your intentions are -- and should interpret >> them as hostile. RD> I think that's pretty stupid. If I had my network admin investigate every RD> portscan, my staff costs would go up 10x and I'd quickly go bankrupt. RD> Instead we keep our servers very secure, and spend the time and effort RD> only when there is evidence of a break in. I didn't say investigate every portscan, I said assume every portscan is hostile. There is a big difference. allan -- allan [email protected] http://www.allan.org
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