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Fri, 31 Dec 2004

Communications Programming 31 Dec
For the heavy programmers out there, here's the online version of Communications Programming Concepts.

joat: 13:00:00 31 Dec 2004


Thu, 30 Dec 2004

Chaining Policies 30 Dec
Here is a site discussing basic web proxy theory. An interesting part near the end discusses "chaining" of proxies so that each department in an organization can maintain its own usage policy while the organization can impose its own set of rules. This effectively "chains" or aggregates usage policies.

joat: 13:00:00 30 Dec 2004


Wed, 29 Dec 2004

Bill Stearns 29 Dec
Bill Stearns writes a log of valuable system security tools.

joat: 13:00:00 29 Dec 2004


Tue, 28 Dec 2004

Analyzing Worms Via Compression 28 Dec
S. Wehner has an interesting project which involves analyzing worms with compression.

joat: 13:00:00 28 Dec 2004


Mon, 27 Dec 2004

Frequency Chart 27 Dec
I made the following with PowerPoint and converted it to a GIF so it's a bit basic. However, the information is valuable enough. The numbers across the top is frequency in MHz.

joat: 13:00:00 27 Dec 2004


Sun, 26 Dec 2004

Wireless link page 26 Dec
QSL.net has a very nice link page.

joat: 15:00:00 26 Dec 2004


Sat, 25 Dec 2004

Vpots 25 Dec
SourceForge has pretty good documentation on monitoring VMware honeypots.

joat: 13:00:00 25 Dec 2004


Fri, 24 Dec 2004

Swiss Army disk 24 Dec
Normally I spend the first day of the weekend blogging most of the following week. Today is an exception, for obvious reasons. I have gifts to wrap, dishes to wash, animals to feed. Somehow I have to figure out how to sneak my son's and his girlfriend's presents into the house (past them). HBO is running Carnivale again this coming week so I have to find time to set up the record schedule. You get the idea.

In any case, blogging this week may be a little erratic. Here's today's...

IBM has an article about building clusters with custom Knoppix CD's. Knoppix seems to be one of those tools that finds its way into everything. Since our appliances will soon have their own IPv6 addresses, what's next? Washing Machine Knoppix? Fish Tank Knoppix? Lawn Mower Knoppix?

Don't laugh! Mix in a little wireless or broadband-over-power-line and it's not that much of a stretch.

joat: 17:00:00 24 Dec 2004


Thu, 23 Dec 2004

Session Riding 23 Dec
The Web Applications Security mailing list has a pointer to a paper which discusses "session riding", which appears to amount to hijacking a user's access or data via methods such as sending crafted instructions via html e-mail (when the user's e-mail client loads the html, the exploit is executed).

joat: 13:00:00 23 Dec 2004


Wed, 22 Dec 2004

More WEP problems 22 Dec
While we're on the topic of WEP problems, WiFi Toys has an article on breaking WEP really fast.

joat: 13:00:00 22 Dec 2004


Tue, 21 Dec 2004

Why? 21 Dec
Microsoft has stated that they've switched virus scanners to "provide a safer online experience for consumers". Considering that it's probably more of a financial issue or a programming difficulty (e.g., can't interface the scanner with the webmail), it's a bad choice of words for the supposed cause.

We may see a lawsuit because a corporation has taken a public position on the quality of a competitors product (remember Microsoft purchased two companies last year for this purpose). It's one thing to say your own product is better than everyone elses. It's another to say (or directly imply) that a competitor's product is crap. Without proof, that is.

joat: 22:30:00 21 Dec 2004


HSC 21 Dec
Activeworx has released a new verion of its Honeynet Security Console (for Win2K/XP). Screenshots are here.

joat: 13:00:00 21 Dec 2004


Mon, 20 Dec 2004

Bandwidth shaping 20 Dec
If you do more than the basic video streaming or VoIP on a small network, it might be worthwhile to learn about traffic shaping and bandwidth management.

joat: 13:00:00 20 Dec 2004


Sun, 19 Dec 2004

News 19 Dec
More news from the wireless front:

joat: 19:00:00 19 Dec 2004


WEP Problems 19 Dec
Here's part one of a two part series on the current problems with WiFi encryption. The focus in on WEP but it does touch on other topics.

One thing to keep in mind: if WEP is the best you have, it's better than nothing and overall WEP security can be improved via basic practices such as periodically changing keys.

joat: 18:00:00 19 Dec 2004


Sat, 18 Dec 2004

Effective Practices and Solutions 18 Dec
>From one of my former instructors, Effective Practices and Solutions in Security - Balancing the Need for Security and Open, Collaborative Networking. The primary target for the site is educational institutions.

joat: 13:00:00 18 Dec 2004


Fri, 17 Dec 2004

YASRB 17 Dec
Found Yet Another Security Related Blog (YASRB). Here's the RSS feed.

joat: 13:00:00 17 Dec 2004


Thu, 16 Dec 2004

tasklist.org 16 Dec
In doing work-ups for malicious code analysis, I've been using Full Disclosure as a source as it allows attachments. This allows me to download onto a non-MS machine, run a virus scanner and do other things while deciding to use the sample or not.

In the process, I usually hit Google also. In trying to figure out "You_are_dismissed.com" (it's Bagle.Ap) I found tasklist.org. It appears to be a really good source for identifying unknown (unauthorized) processes.

joat: 14:00:00 16 Dec 2004


Tom Dunigan 16 Dec
Tom Dunigan has a very large security-related link list.

joat: 13:30:00 16 Dec 2004


JPeg Vulnerability 16 Dec
InfoSec Writers has a good analysis of the JPEG Processing Buffer Overrun.

joat: 13:00:00 16 Dec 2004


Wed, 15 Dec 2004

Putty 15 Dec
Here's an online howto for configuring Putty to tunnel your email traffic safely.

joat: 13:30:00 15 Dec 2004


Deb Radcliff 15 Dec
Yesterday I posted about a blog run by Deb Radcliff. It appears she has quite an anthology of articles.

joat: 13:00:00 15 Dec 2004


Tue, 14 Dec 2004

Free classes 14 Dec
Don't know if I've blogged about it before but HP's free classes site is still online. Topics include firewalls, desktop publishing, MS, Linux, virus protection best practices, organize your life, and many more.

joat: 13:30:00 14 Dec 2004


More blogs 14 Dec
Picked up a couple new blogs: Security Awareness (run by Greg Hoffman) and Security Chief (run by Deb Radcliff). Both people are associated with Winn Schwartau, a "security type" and a real character. My first "run in" with him was when someone bulk emailed an employer with tons of wierd email (looked like mail bugs) and the source had his name in the registry.

joat: 13:00:00 14 Dec 2004


Mon, 13 Dec 2004

Dave Dittrich 13 Dec
Here's Dave Dittrich's home page. Of note are the link's on the left hand side of the page. He maintains some really good lists of site related to various security topics.

joat: 13:30:00 13 Dec 2004


Detecting Complex Viruses 13 Dec
Here's a good article which discusses the difficulties in detecting complex viruses.

joat: 13:00:00 13 Dec 2004


Sun, 12 Dec 2004

Firewalls book 12 Dec
It's almost a decade old but still a good read. Here's the online version of Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker.

joat: 13:30:00 12 Dec 2004


Network Attacks 12 Dec
Here's a good article which discusses network attacks and breaks them down into five basic types.

joat: 13:00:00 12 Dec 2004


Sat, 11 Dec 2004

Free training 11 Dec
Tony Bradley has posted about a site with free CISSP training. This is one of the certifications that will become a bit more valuable in the near future. The Federal Trade Commission is currently suing two companies for lack of GLB compliance. The orders they're trying to get signed include the directive to obtain an satisfactory assessment of their network with 180 days and includes the following statement:

Each assessment shall be prepared by a person as a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) or as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); a person holding Global Information Assurance Certification from the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security Institute (SANS); or by a similarly qualified person or organization approved by the Associate Director for Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission.

Prediction: You'll see the quals thing get out of hand, even some fakery/foolery that will require either tighter control of quals or the government will create their own quals requirements.

Stand by for an industry shift!

joat: 13:00:00 11 Dec 2004


Fri, 10 Dec 2004

Phreaking 10 Dec
This article is a bit sensationalist ("piles on" semi-unrelated facts in order to scare you) but is mostly accurate.

Anyone seen "Sweet Tooth" in action? (No, not the Pogo game!)

joat: 13:30:00 10 Dec 2004


The Broken 10 Dec
For entertainment, try viewing the videos at The Broken. They're made by a couple of recognizable faces. I'm not sure if what they're showing is illegal or not, most of it is pretty mild or very old.

For you conspiracy types, it proves that there was dark forces behind that TV show. Hacking with Ramzi is really, really bad.

joat: 13:00:00 10 Dec 2004


Thu, 09 Dec 2004

Another semester ends 09 Dec
If you're reading this around 7 p.m. EST, I'm at the Biergarden on High Street in Portsmouth, overdosing on an odd version of potato soup and helping to run a local version of geek trivia. It's part of what is becoming a tradition in that the last (unofficial) day of class is held at the Biergarden.

I'm addicted to the potato soup, which I'm not supposed to have due to its content. I don't have the recipe for it (hope to though) but it contains what looks like small bits of pot roast, potatoe slices, and spaetzle in a clear beef broth. Occasionally, another veggie may make a cameo appearance but the base recipe is delicious. Anything with spatzle can't be all that bad, right?

If you can find someone who makes good spatzle, heifering, and dumpfnodle hire 'em, marry 'em, or otherwise move in with them. Same goes for lumpia and pansit. And before you food vacuums at 757 ask, mine's only passable so you ain't moving in with me.

Apologies for the spelling.

joat: 23:30:00 9 Dec 2004


fe3d 09 Dec
Interesting visualization tool. I don't expect it to go anywhere but it is a different approach (see the screenshots). Decent GL links on the page to. (via HITB)

joat: 13:00:00 9 Dec 2004


Wed, 08 Dec 2004

SMB 08 Dec
Ubiqx.org has everything you ever wanted to know about SMB (and probably much, much more).

joat: 13:30:00 8 Dec 2004


Questions to Ask 08 Dec
I think "Ten Questions to Ask About Application Security Systems" is appropriate, especially when a lot of our applications are moving onto the web server. They are appropriate elsewhere, especially when the other "move" is away from application proxies and towards "deep packet inspection" (which is inappropriate for HTTP traffic).

joat: 13:00:00 8 Dec 2004


Tue, 07 Dec 2004

Spammer update 07 Dec
Roughly two weeks have gone by. Total number of spams, three. Two from the same jerk at/via 81.27.200.49, trying to be funny. The other at/via 24.69.65.52. Both of them entered via the web page (vice the CGI interface). Both added to the blacklist. It's probably not helping that I talk about it but since this is the last week in the semester, I have a bit of free time to run the donkey at the windmill.

joat: 23:30:00 7 Dec 2004


Cell phone glossary 07 Dec
Mobiledia has a glossary of cell phone related terms.

joat: 13:30:00 7 Dec 2004


Windows Tips 07 Dec
Here's a good site for various Windows Tips: Win NT/2K/2K3/XP Admin Knowledge Base.

joat: 13:00:00 7 Dec 2004


Mon, 06 Dec 2004

Wireless protocols 06 Dec
Palo Wireless is a site with in-depth explanations of most (if not all) of the wireless protocols/technologies.

joat: 13:30:00 6 Dec 2004


Fighting comment spam 06 Dec
Just in case anyone wanted to know, I modified the writeback plugin so that it's non-standard. Just come up with a word that isn't used in any of the code (to keep things simple) and substitue it for writeback in all of the code. For now, it's a bit of a manual process but it doesn't appear to all that hard to automate (changing that is). It may drive the spammers back to posting via the interface, where fight can be on a more even ground.

joat: 13:00:00 6 Dec 2004


Spammer list for 4DEC04 06 Dec
Following is the list of IP's that attempted to connect to the old-style comment system. The only "things" that attempt this are automated programs of one of two types: either search engine spiders (such as Google's below) or comment spammers. Do what you will with the list, just don't hold me responsible for it.

2 12.158.228.18
1 168.143.113.5
5 193.95.113.114
12 194.213.41.11
127 194.213.41.12
26 194.213.41.13
72 194.213.41.14
1 194.7.246.43 uu194-7-246-43.unknown.uunet.be
1 195.132.141.251 m251.net195-132-141.noos.fr
4 195.27.14.2
1 200.12.238.23
40 200.21.45.4 mangostino.ut.edu.co
3 200.212.114.3
4 200.34.99.9
1 211.239.170.46
1 212.138.47.16 cache6-1.ruh.isu.net.sa
1 212.138.47.20 cache10-4.ruh.isu.net.sa
1 212.138.47.21 cache13-4.ruh.isu.net.sa
1 212.138.47.26
10 213.172.36.62
12 213.41.1.222 wan-222.1.rev.fr.colt.net
8 213.41.1.226 wan-226.1.rev.fr.colt.net
19 217.144.0.137
5 218.4.189.197
1 218.57.113.11
6 219.93.211.74
11 64.125.108.114 64.125.108.114.available.above.net
42 65.54.188.139
1 66.249.64.146 crawl-66-249-64-146.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.156 crawl-66-249-64-156.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.160 crawl-66-249-64-160.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.198 crawl-66-249-64-198.googlebot.com
4 68.167.94.202 h-68-167-94-202.chcgilgm.covad.net
6 68.98.206.172 wsip-68-98-206-172.ks.ok.cox.net
5 80.65.102.162 ip102-162.introweb.nl

joat: 01:52:25 6 Dec 2004


Sun, 05 Dec 2004

Defeating Encryption 05 Dec
One thing that is not said all that often is that even the good guys have to know things like what's in this paper. It's not just the "good guys" that use encryption.

joat: 13:00:00 5 Dec 2004


Sat, 04 Dec 2004

Free time 04 Dec
Now that I'm not spending a hour or so per day mopping up comment barf (spam), I've had time to fix the comment script to all <b>, <p> and <br>, work on comment titles, and generally get back to tweaking the site. Are there any features that you'd like to see?

I'm considering dumping the Blogroll and replacing it with a links list or putting a "recent comments" frame there.

joat: 15:00:00 4 Dec 2004


DYI 04 Dec
Ryumaou has pointed out that O'Reilly has a new magazine called "Make". It's aimed at the hardware geeks. (Telmnstr! This one looks like one of yours.)

joat: 13:00:00 4 Dec 2004


Fri, 03 Dec 2004

Sealand 03 Dec
Ever wonder what happened to Sealand?

joat: 13:00:00 3 Dec 2004


Thu, 02 Dec 2004

Christmas music 02 Dec
Chalk this one up as a pointless temper tantrum...

What kind of person (that's the nice version) thinks it's important to post their Winamp-generated playlist to the Internet? (Hint: there's quite a few of them.)

I went shopping for a album, containing a Christmas song that I've not heard in fifteen years by Kevin Bloody Wilson (Hey Santa Claus...). It was amazing, the number of fake sites and playlist sites that I had to wade through before finding a legit site offering Kevin's albums.

Maybe I should write one?

<humming> living next door to spammers </humming>

joat: 13:30:00 2 Dec 2004


Survey of Odd Security 02 Dec
Via Need To Know and an odd Shmoo, here's A Survey of Novel Approaches to Network Security.

joat: 13:00:00 2 Dec 2004


Wed, 01 Dec 2004

Handbook of Information Security Management 01 Dec
From the same people that give you the online CISSP study guides, here's the online version of the Handbook of Information Security Management.

joat: 13:00:00 1 Dec 2004


Tue, 30 Nov 2004

Google Hacking Book 30 Nov
According to this, O'Reilly is going to distribute the Google Hacking book (not the same as their Google Hacks book).

joat: 22:30:00 30 Nov 2004


DNSSEC 30 Nov
ONLamp has a good article about DNS and DNS security extensions (DNSSEC).

joat: 13:00:00 30 Nov 2004


Mon, 29 Nov 2004

Ads in Feeds 29 Nov
Just to add my two cents to the ads in RSS feeds bickering...

I feel that one of the reasons that RSS became so popular was that it allowed readers to avoid all the extra fluff on a website and get right to the content, thereby increasing the amount of content you can read in a day. Inserting advertisements into those feeds dilutes the value of the content. If, like in some low traffic feeds, the advertisements out-number the actual posts, it can become a justifiable reason to unsubscribe from the feed. I think that many content providers are going to have to learn the hard way that social media (as bloggers are sometimes called)(as opposed to mainstream media) allows for very fickle readers. Contrary to what most content providers think about themselves, very few feed sources are "valuable" enough to be able to keep their subscription levels while annoying their readers at the same time.

In any case, how long before someone writes an aggregator that filters advertisements? Do we really have to join that arms race?

joat: 13:30:00 29 Nov 2004


Anti-spam Honeypots 29 Nov
Linux Security has posted part one of an series describing the use of honeypots to fight spam.

joat: 13:00:00 29 Nov 2004


Sun, 28 Nov 2004

Spam list for 27 Nov 2004 28 Nov
Here's the list of Saturday's spammers (those attempting to access the old comments system). Please remember that some of the IP's are legitimate search engine spiders. Do what you will the list but don't hold me responsible for it.

1 142.165.112.131 msjwsk02d010101131.sk.sympatico.ca
5 193.255.207.253 seyhan.cu.edu.tr
2 194.117.217.227
7 200.12.238.31
4 201.12.13.170
1 202.141.239.4
1 202.163.115.203
4 202.163.115.205
1 202.68.147.182
3 203.113.29.2
7 203.115.21.155
1 203.151.40.252 203-151-40-252.inter.net.th
1 203.190.254.9
1 203.197.234.177 delhi-203.197.234-177.vsnl.net.in
1 210.18.184.246
3 211.185.38.61
4 212.117.152.70 mailrelay.flying.co.il
1 212.36.213.15
12 213.172.36.62
22 213.56.68.29
1 216.239.39.5 proxy.google.com
1 217.14.219.34
1 219.95.89.125
1 24.24.72.83 bgm-24-24-72-83.stny.rr.com
1 61.1.185.85
68 64.125.108.114 64.125.108.114.available.above.net
1 64.238.121.155
1 65.35.35.197 197-35.35-65.tampabay.rr.com
26 65.54.188.138
44 65.54.188.139
1 66.231.168.82
2 66.249.64.156 crawl-66-249-64-156.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.195 crawl-66-249-64-195.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.30 crawl-66-249-64-30.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.33 crawl-66-249-64-33.googlebot.com
1 67.107.73.195
1 68.83.190.72 pcp09996361pcs.narlington.nj.comcast.net
9 80.65.102.162 ip102-162.introweb.nl
2 80.65.121.214 ip121-214.dsl.introweb.nl
1 81.15.196.129
1 83.108.243.136 ti400720a080-13192.bb.online.no

joat: 23:30:00 28 Nov 2004


SQL Injection Attacks 28 Nov
Linux Exposed has an article explaining the basic theory behind SQL injection attacks.

joat: 13:00:00 28 Nov 2004


Knoppix Hacks 28 Nov
From what Jeremy says, it looks like the Knoppix Hacks book is out (I don't get into the bookstore often). As per O'Reilly's usual practice, they've posted some sample chapters on their site. I've used the anti-virus one but I've used a commercial scanner. It's a little known fact that McAfee (and others) sells a Linux-based scanning engine that uses the usual DAT files. Combine that with BSDi's LDP, and you can have a commercial scanner running on a commercial OS (for those with management that insists on commercial products) which can act as a (pass-thru) mail handler or mail server. I've even wedged this thing into Sendmail.

Anyways, the book looks like it's worth the $$.

joat: 13:00:00 28 Nov 2004


Sat, 27 Nov 2004

From Scrabble to Verbal Aggression 27 Nov
Call me weird but I find conversations/listening to presentations/watching tv more interesting with immediate access to Google. A passing comment during Word Wars on the Discovery Channel lead me to The International Journal of Verbal Agression. Sometimes the habit is exceedingly annoying to others (for obvious reasons) and sometimes it leads to a bit of comedy (a quick search on Helen Carr during a recent law enforcement presentation revealed that her hgh school reunion committee was also looking for her).

I think it's one of the reasons why the classes in Chesapeake are so enjoyable. Everyone has the Internet "right there" and usually anyone can hijack the class for a few minutes with a semi-related bit of information. The instructor has to have one of those personalities and be able to herd cats (there IS a learning plan to follow). Some students find it frustrating, others find it just outright odd, but a working knowledge of Google or Yahoo syntax does help with some of the verbal references thrown out during conversations (quick quiz: Who said, "Help me Mr. Wizard! I don't want to be a ..." ).

joat: 13:30:00 27 Nov 2004


WhoLocksMe 27 Nov
Tejas Patel pointed out another good-to-have tool: WhoLocksMe (for Windows).

joat: 13:00:00 27 Nov 2004


Fri, 26 Nov 2004

CWShredder 26 Nov
It's nice to see that CWShredder is back in play. The bad news is that it's only available via a commercial product. You can read some of Merijn Bellekom's (the author's) comments here.

joat: 22:30:00 26 Nov 2004


Spammers list 26 Nov
Following is a list of IP addresses attempting to use the old comment system on 25 Nov 2004. Please note that some of these may be search engine spiders such as Google (hopefully the spiders will catch on shortly). The rest are spammers. I'm a bit concerned that a good portion of the non-spider entries are caches or proxies.

Do what you want with the list.

47 148.244.150.57 host-148-244-150-57.block.alestra.net.mx
2 152.163.100.199 cache-rtc-ad05.proxy.aol.com
1 193.129.22.146
8 193.79.18.243
3 194.63.235.155 cache1.thess.sch.gr
2 194.63.235.156 cache2.thess.sch.gr
1 194.63.235.157 cache3.thess.sch.gr
4 195.175.37.11
8 195.175.37.24
2 195.175.37.26
1 195.175.37.7
26 195.245.247.155
1 195.61.146.130 eapp.tamisa.ro
5 200.118.118.4 Static-IP-cr2001181184.cable.net.co
1 200.12.238.31
2 200.168.62.134 200-168-62-134.cebinet.com.br
13 200.31.79.214
2 200.60.207.58 client-200.60.207.58.speedy.net.pe
16 203.113.29.1
3 203.113.29.2
6 203.150.234.46 203-150-234-46.inter.net.th
6 203.151.40.252 203-151-40-252.inter.net.th
2 203.172.154.114
19 203.197.234.177 delhi-203.197.234-177.vsnl.net.in
1 209.33.210.2 209-33-210-2.sg-wireless.infowest.net
1 210.143.29.247 c12-247.actv.ne.jp
12 212.117.152.70 mailrelay.flying.co.il
1 212.138.47.12 cache2-2.ruh.isu.net.sa
2 212.138.47.16 cache6-1.ruh.isu.net.sa
1 212.138.47.21 cache13-4.ruh.isu.net.sa
1 213.132.32.130 eth1.cache2.dubaiinternetcity.net
43 213.172.36.62
8 213.56.68.29
3 217.14.219.34
1 218.5.191.126
15 220.90.132.183
1 221.132.39.253 localhost
2 61.19.243.11
1 61.95.226.18
4 63.100.211.203 63-100-211-203.reverse.newskies.net
1 63.72.136.96
4 64.124.92.199 stdev1.sj3.escalate.com
86 64.125.108.114 64.125.108.114.available.above.net
5 64.132.198.149 64-132-198-149.essind.com
1 65.4.208.158 adsl-4-208-158.mem.bellsouth.net
1 65.50.67.11 CPE002078d287e4-CM014250010853.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com
17 65.54.188.138
1 66.249.64.160 crawl-66-249-64-160.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.167 crawl-66-249-64-167.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.189 crawl-66-249-64-189.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.195 crawl-66-249-64-195.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.198 crawl-66-249-64-198.googlebot.com
2 66.249.64.201 crawl-66-249-64-201.googlebot.com
4 66.249.64.202 crawl-66-249-64-202.googlebot.com
2 66.249.64.205 crawl-66-249-64-205.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.30 crawl-66-249-64-30.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.37 crawl-66-249-64-37.googlebot.com
2 66.249.64.38 crawl-66-249-64-38.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.55 crawl-66-249-64-55.googlebot.com
2 66.249.64.58 crawl-66-249-64-58.googlebot.com
1 66.249.64.68 crawl-66-249-64-68.googlebot.com
2 66.249.64.70 crawl-66-249-64-70.googlebot.com
1 68.167.94.202 h-68-167-94-202.chcgilgm.covad.net
1 68.235.196.123 68-235-196-123.crlsca.adelphia.net
1 68.252.22.121 adsl-68-252-22-121.dsl.dytnoh.ameritech.net
1 69.152.200.106 adsl-69-152-200-106.dsl.fyvlar.swbell.net
39 80.65.102.162 ip102-162.introweb.nl
2 80.65.121.214 ip121-214.dsl.introweb.nl
6 81.110.124.10 cpc2-with1-4-0-cust10.bagu.cable.ntl.com
1 81.153.86.133 host81-153-86-133.range81-153.btcentralplus.com
7 81.208.62.130
1 82.176.17.196
2 83.168.19.77 adsl-19-77.cytanet.com.cy

joat: 22:11:40 26 Nov 2004


Fighting a moving target 26 Nov
Here's a thought (tell me if you think I'm way off): buying one-time products, either hardware or software, to fight spam and malicious code is a bad idea. Your purchase becomes obsolete as soon as what you're fighting changes tactics. Instead, you should use a product/service that is either community driven (e.g., Snort, ORBS, etc.) or is subscription-based (e.g., McAfee, Symantec, etc.).

I don't have that previous paragraph worded the way I'd like it to be but you get the idea.

Thoughts for articles/papers (feel free to borrow):

  • networks that adapt to a new threat faster have a better survival rate
  • the need for adaptive technologies to fight security threats (even if it's the ability to script "in the middle")
  • the need for trained personnel to use those adaptive technologies
  • what technologies still need adaptive capabilities

joat: 21:30:00 26 Nov 2004


airpwn 26 Nov
I think I've blogged about air