On 05/10/2000, Edwin ten Brink <edwin_at_CAM061311.STUDENT.UTWENTE.NL> wrote To INCIDENTS_at_SECURITYFOCUS.COM:
> There may be some people who scan ports (and I'm not even _thinking_ about
> opening the discussion whether this is or is not a hostile activity), but I
Yep, if the original poster is really concerned about that and want to
shut down the maybe malicious user, install snort and/or a honeypot and
report real breaking-in activities. This *is* hostile.
> Just keep your box secure...
Well, you cant always do that. Do you know *any* unpublished black-hat
exploit out there and have a patch against that? :P
ciao
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Philipp Buehler, aka fIpS | sysfive.com GmbH | BOfH | NUCH | <double-p>
%SYSTEM-F-TOOEARLY, please contact your sysadmin at a sensible time.
Artificial Intelligence stands no chance against Natural Stupidity.
[X] <-- nail here for new monitor
Received on Oct 05 2000
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