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Re[6]: "portscans" (was Re: Arbor Networks DoS defense product)
- From: Allan Liska
- Date: Sun May 19 12:01:43 2002
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
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