Re: FCC Hurricane Michael after-action report

2019-05-11 Thread Mel Beckman
This is what I tell outage complainers during natural disasters, such as the fires in California that recently took out a lot of power and communications: “Stop whining about how long it is taking to repair your Internet, your cell phone service, or your cable TV. You didn’t pay anything extra t

Re: FCC Hurricane Michael after-action report

2019-05-11 Thread Mike Bolitho
Trying not to get political, here goes... Something important to keep in mind: The current administration has been getting slammed for their lack of response in the aftermath of Michael since the hurricane hit. A lot of that criticism revolves around communications infrastructure and FEMA's lack o

Re: Seeking Feedback on Mitigation of New BGP-driven Attack

2019-05-11 Thread Dobbins, Roland
On 11 May 2019, at 11:29, Job Snijders wrote: > The paper contained new information for me, if I hope I summarize it > correctly: by combining AS_PATH poisoning and botnets, the botnet’s > firing power can be more precisely aimed at a specific target. That's my takeaway; it's utilizing illicit