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> I find it ironic that one of the presentations at the last nanog was about > a system kind of like that: > http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0402/gauthier.html > and that we had some luser on the nanog30 wireless network infected by SQL > slammer. Well it wouldnt be nanog without a few infections, password grabs and other random security breaches.... > Does anyone know who that was, how/if they were located and removed from > the network, and whether they brought an infected PC (either via stupidity > or as a joke) or simply brought an unpatched system out from behind their > firewall/packet filters and got infected before they got a chance to > actually use the network? Probably genuine error (clueless/oversight), no names.. where is Randy when you want him? > After that incident, I sniffed the wireless for a little while and noticed > slammer is alive and well out on the internet and still trying to infect > the rest of the internet. *jlewis in network sniffing shock!* > We're still blocking it at our transit borders. The one time it was > removed (accidentally), a colo customer was infected very shortly after > the filter's protection was lost. yeah theres lots, we filter for several known worms on the gateway routers at the meetings we sponsor, i recommend nanog sponsors do the same (altho it cant save u from the devil within) Steve > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jon Lewis *[email protected]*| I route > Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are > Atlantic Net | > _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________ >
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