On 8/12/07, Jordan Wiens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey, I represe--err, resent that!  ;-)
>
> Seriously though, part of the reason edus stand out with spam blog
> comments is because their search engine rankings are higher.  I don't
> believe that EDUs are necessarily less secure than equivalent sized
> businesses, it's just that they're more attractive targets for
> spammers doing this particular attack.



depends on which part of the .edu CAN you are talking about:

1) the student (isp-slash-riaa violation) side

2) the student private (firpa) side

3) the business (pci, local-slash-fed regs) side

4) the research side


if you get pwned in the student-maintained phpbb site, no big deal

if you get hit by a riaa lawsuit in the resnet, no big deal

if yer old ass oracle-slash-peoplesoft app gets hit: big deal


such is life

-JP
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