I think you guys are both mixing up CERT (cert.org) and US-CERT (us-cert.gov) -- both of which have very different functions. As mentioned though, you probably wouldn't want to call either if your Internet goes down.
Steven > On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:55:59 BST, worried security said: > >> If you internet goes down out of business hours >> , don't expect anyone to answer you from CERT. > > Actually, if "your internet" goes down, you should probably be calling > your ISP, not US-CERT. The vast majority of "down" conditions are > networking > issues, not security issues. And if you're being DDoS'ed, you're *still* > going to need to deal with your ISP because some NOC monkey is going to > need > to do the mitigation, and the CERT guys aren't going to be able to do > anything > for you with that anyhow. > >> Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (monitored during business hours) > > Which is as it should be - if you look at the things that are actually > within > their purview, it's reasonable to expect it to *not* be a 24/7 mailbox. > There > are *other* venues that deal with the sort of things that happen at 2:30AM > and > can't wait until 8AM for resolution, and they *are* monitored 24/7. The > mere > fact that you haven't been invited to participate in those venues doesn't > mean > they don't exist. > > Besides which you overlooked the most obvious point of all: > > If your internet is down, you can't e-mail to anybody anyhow. > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
