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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Eric Gauthier wrote: > Heya, > > > > And the fact that web servers are getting botted is just the cycle of > > > reincarnation - it wasn't that long ago that .edu's had a reputation of > > > getting pwned for the exact same reasons that webservers are targets now: > > > easy to attack, and usually lots of bang-for-buck in pipe size and similar. > > > > You mean they aren't now? Do we have any EDU admins around who want to > > tell us how bad it still is, despite attempts at working on this? > > > > Dorms are basically large honey nets. :) > > I run the network for a University with about 12,000 students and 12,000 > computers in our dormitories. We, like many other Universities, have spent the > last five or six years putting systems in place that are both reactive and > preventative. From my perspective, the issues are still there but I'm not > sure that I agree with your implications. > > Do we still have "compromised" systems? Yes. > Is the number of "compromosed" systems at any time large? No. > Is the situation out of control? No. > > Email me off-list if you want more details. IMHO, Its too bad broadband Will do, and also below... > providers have not yet picked up on what the Universities have done. Thank you Eric. :) Can you elaborate a bit on what universities have done which would be relevant to service providers here? > > Eric :) >
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