[TriLUG] More code red data

[RobbyD at bops.com]

Since I run a webserver also, I'd second Mike's response. My weblogs show a
few thousand 404 errors and the such, but I don't think you can do much that
they're already doing to fix the problem.

Time Warner is taking steps to correct this problem AFAIK. Two days ago my
friend's cable service was out, he said that Time Warner said it was related
to cleaning up some Code Red infections, but that could just be a load of
crap.

The 802.11b security flaw mentioned yesterday on Slashdot was interesting, I
hope that made it into the meeting last night on security in one form or
another (i.e. don't assume the link layer offers security, even more so with
wireless technologies). Good reason to start using DMZs and SSH/SSL
tunneling.

Robby

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Johnson [mailto:mike at enoch.org]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 9:48 AM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] More code red data


Steve Kuekes [steve at kuekes.homeip.net] wrote:
 
> I'm thinking I might call time warner and complain that they need to do
> something about this......

Um, you might want to reconsider that.

First, is it really bothering you, or is it just an annoyance?
I could frankly care less.

Second, you know that they'll do?  They'll start blocking all
incoming port 80 requests.  No more webserver.

So, think about it a second before you complain.

Mike
-- 
Never trust a man who puts anything other than a finger up his nose. -
_Snatch_
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