Criminal negligence wasn't my primary concern. In the company I work for we have a server group and a network group. The network group handles the blocking of various traffic at the border router. In a small buisness setting, ISP need to supply this service to their customers if we want to have a secure infrastructure. Otherwise we loose a layer of security. Remember the majority of economic grow happens in small buisnesses. These small entrepreneurs may be great buisnessmen, but lousy technologists.
Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:06 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: SQL worm, small business, and ISP responsibilities Criminal negligence on the part of ISP's will be hard to prove and will start down the first amendment path. Check out this recent ruling: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981800.html Small operations are no excuse for having open servers. When you run a business you better do your homework - including on how to safely put something on the 'Net - or your business goes under. Just because it's easy to teach someone how to drive a car doesn't mean every driver belongs on the road. Just my $0.02 Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 -----Original Message----- From: Depp, Dennis M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 06:54 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: SQL worm? What is the responsibility of the ISP's? I'm thinking particularly in the case of a small operation with no IT staff. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:49 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: SQL worm? On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, at 8:38am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Someone might consider that part of the blame might belong to the > criminal(s) who wrote and unleashed the worm? Sure. I don't think anyone is saying otherwise. However, there is also such a thing as "criminal negligence". I think that should apply to the people running the insecure servers. Again, it's harming the Internet, and that includes systems that belong to our customers. If it was just their networks being toasted, I wouldn't care -- they made their bed, they can sleep in it. But their negligence is harming others, and that's a problem for everyone. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
