Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread JC Dill
Owen DeLong wrote: Software has been out of control for a long time and I hope that the gov't will start by ruling the not responsible for our negligence or the damage it causes clauses of software licenses invalid. The beauty of my attractive nuisance argument is that the EULA doesn't

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-10 Thread Ina Faye-Lund
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 11:14:10PM -0700, Paul Ferguson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 To cut through the noise and non-relevant discussion, let's see if we can boil this down to a couple of issues: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Alexander Harrowell
This would appear to be political in nature and therefore not operational, right? Larry Sheldon larryshel...@cox.net wrote: On 6/9/2010 08:21, Joe Greco wrote: Your car emits lots of greenhouse gases. Just because it's /less/ doesn't change the fact that the Prius has an ICE. We have a

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Michael Dillon
Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Yes. All vulnerable industries should have their use of network communications regulated. This means all power stations, electricity line operators, dam gate operators, etc. They should all be required to meet a standard

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Tim Franklin
I would expect that the increased awareness of network security that resulted would pay dividends in business and home use of networks. I'd expect a lot of nice business for audit firms with the right government connections, and another checklist with a magic acronym that has everything to do

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:27:18 BST, Michael Dillon said: If any organization operates an infrastructure which could be vulnerable to cyberattack that would damage the country in which they operate, that organization needs to be regulated to ensure that their networks cannot be exploited for

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread J. Oquendo
Tim Franklin wrote: and another checklist with a magic acronym that has everything to do with security theatre and nothing to do with either actual security or the reality of operating a network. Checklists come in handy in fact if many were followed (BCP checklists, appropriate industry

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Tim Franklin
Checklists come in handy in fact if many were followed (BCP checklists, appropriate industry standard fw, system rules) the net would be a cleaner place. Sensible checklists that actually improve matters, yes. The audit checklists I've often been subjected to, full of security theatre and

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Michael Dillon
And would damage the country is a very fuzzy concept that you really don't want to go anywhere near. I wasn't drafting legislation; I was introducing a concept. I would expect that actual legislation would explicitly list which industries were subject to such regulation. Otherwise it might

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread JC Dill
J. Oquendo wrote: More finger pointing here. You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm pointing fingers at the company that has a long history of selling software with shoddy security (including releasing newer versions with restored vulnerabilities that were found and fixed years earlier),

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 11:05 PM, JC Dill wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Software has been out of control for a long time and I hope that the gov't will start by ruling the not responsible for our negligence or the damage it causes clauses of software licenses invalid. The beauty of my

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Brielle Bruns
On 6/9/10 2:56 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 6/9/10 6:27 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Laws and regulation exist because people can't behave civilly and be expected to respect

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread andrew.wallace
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Jorge Amodio jmamo...@gmail.com wrote: Cyber Threats Yes, But Is It Cyber War? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100609_cyber_threats_yes_but_is_it_cyberwar/ -J Cyber war is something made up by the security industry to save it from going bankrupt because the

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Henry Yen
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 16:44:38PM -0400, Barry Shein wrote: MAYBE IF [please read thru before replying because I probably cover most knee-jerk responses eventually]: d) Microsoft hadn't ignored all these basic security practices in operating systems which were completely well understood and

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-10 Thread Larry Sheldon
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/homeland-securitys-cyber-bill-would-codify-executive-emergency-powers/57946/ http://tinyurl.com/2gyezyg -- Somebody should have said: A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread JC Dill
Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the internet? The reason we have these problems to begin with is because there is no way for people (or government

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Paul Ferguson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:11 PM, JC Dill jcdill.li...@gmail.com wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Rich Kulawiec
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 11:14:10PM -0700, Paul Ferguson wrote: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? Yes -- if they wish to be considered at least minimally professional. The principle is if it comes from your host/network on your watch, it's your abuse. Given

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:11 PM, JC Dill wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the internet? The reason we have these problems to begin with is

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:14 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 To cut through the noise and non-relevant discussion, let's see if we can boil this down to a couple of issues: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base?

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Michiel Klaver
- Original message - All that said, the biggest problem is users. Social Engineering is a far bigger threat than anything in software. And I don't know how we stop that. Anyone have an idea? Users will click anything they find 'interesting', can't change that part up front.

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 8, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Owen DeLong o...@delong.com wrote: Please, be for real -- the criminals go after the entrenched majority. If it were any other OS, the story would be the

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
I'm all for that, but, point is that people who fail to meet that standard are currently getting a free ride. IMHO, they should pay and they should have the recourse of being (at least partially) reimbursed by their at-fault software vendors for contributory negligence. Great idea. You

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
Obviously NATO is not concerned with proving the culprit of an attack an albeit close to impossibility. Considering that many attackers compromise so many machines, what's to stop someone from instigating. I can see it coming now: hping -S 62.128.58.180 -a 62.220.119.62 -p ++21 -w 6000

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Gregory Edigarov
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:27:08 -0500 (CDT) Joe Greco jgr...@ns.sol.net wrote: I'm all for that, but, point is that people who fail to meet that standard are currently getting a free ride. IMHO, they should pay and they should have the recourse of being (at least partially) reimbursed by

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:36:29 EDT, Patrick W. Gilmore said: But it is not -just- market share. There are a lot more Windows Mobile compromises, viruses, etc., than iOS, Symbian, and RIM. I think combined. Yet Windows Mobile has the lowest market share of the four. I'll just point out that

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
So? If said end customer is operating a network-connected system without sufficient knowledge to properly maintain it and prevent it from doing mischief to the rest of the network, why should the rest of us subsidize her negligence? I don't see where making her pay is a bad thing. I see

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Alexander Harrowell
No, but we can and do require cars to have functional brakes and minimum tread depths, and to be tested periodically. Obviously this is acceptable because the failure modes for cars are worse, but the proposed solution is less intrusive being after the fact. Excuse topposting, on mobile. Joe

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
On the other hand think as the Internet being a vast ocean where the bad guys keep dumping garbage, you can't control or filter the currents that are constantly changing and you neither can inspect every water molecule, then what do you do to find and penalize the ones that drop or permit

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
I'm all fine with noting that certain products are particularly awful. However, we have to be aware that users are simply not going to be required to go get a CompSci degree specializing in risk management and virus cleansing prior to being allowed to buy a computer.  This implies that our

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
No, but we can and do require cars to have functional brakes and minimum tread depths, and to be tested periodically. Obviously this is acceptable because the failure modes for cars are worse, but the proposed solution is less intrusive being after the fact. Grandma does not go check her

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Joe Greco wrote: So? If said end customer is operating a network-connected system without sufficient knowledge to properly maintain it and prevent it from doing mischief to the rest of the network, why should the rest of us subsidize her negligence? I don't

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? Not sure, ISPs role is just to move packets from A to B, you need to clearly define what constitutes abuse and how much of it is considered a crime. If I call your home every five minutes to harass you over the phone is

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 4:27 AM, Joe Greco wrote: I'm all for that, but, point is that people who fail to meet that standard are currently getting a free ride. IMHO, they should pay and they should have the recourse of being (at least partially) reimbursed by their at-fault software vendors

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 07:02 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: There is only so much proper security you can expect the average PC user to do. Sure - but if their computer, as a result of their ignorance, starts belching out spam, ISPs should be able at very least to counteract the problem. For example,

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
I'm not opposed to making operating systems and applications safer. As I said, just as with cars, the manufacturers should be held liable by the consumers.  However, the consumer that is operating the car that plows a group of pedestrians is liable to the pedestrians. The manufacturer is

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:28 AM, Joe Greco wrote: No, but we can and do require cars to have functional brakes and minimum tread depths, and to be tested periodically. Obviously this is acceptable because the failure modes for cars are worse, but the proposed solution is less intrusive being

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
I'm all fine with noting that certain products are particularly awful. However, we have to be aware that users are simply not going to be required to go get a CompSci degree specializing in risk management and virus cleansing prior to being allowed to buy a computer.  This implies that our

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, JC Dill jcdill.li...@gmail.com said: I'm still truly amazed that no one has sic'd a lawyer on Microsoft for creating an attractive nuisance - an operating system that is too easily hacked and used to attack innocent victims, and where others have to pay to clean up after

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Alexander Harrowell a.harrow...@gmail.com said: No, but we can and do require cars to have functional brakes and minimum tread depths, and to be tested periodically. Not in this state. -- Chris Adams cmad...@hiwaay.net Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Jorge Amodio jmamo...@gmail.com said: That's why at least in the US by *regulation* you must have insurance to be able to operate a car, instead of mitigating the safety issues that represents a teenager texting while driving we deal with the consequences. The insurance

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Joe Greco wrote: So? If said end customer is operating a network-connected system without sufficient knowledge to properly maintain it and prevent it from doing mischief to the rest of the network, why should the rest of us subsidize her negligence? I

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:09 AM, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, Jorge Amodio jmamo...@gmail.com said: That's why at least in the US by *regulation* you must have insurance to be able to operate a car, instead of mitigating the safety issues that represents a teenager texting while driving

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
On Jun 9, 2010, at 4:27 AM, Joe Greco wrote: I'm all for that, but, point is that people who fail to meet that standard are currently getting a free ride. IMHO, they should pay and they should have the recourse of being (at least partially) reimbursed by their at-fault software

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 07:02 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: There is only so much proper security you can expect the average PC use= r to do. Sure - but if their computer, as a result of their ignorance, starts belching out spam, ISPs should be able at very least to counteract the problem. For

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Joe Greco wrote: On Jun 9, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Joe Greco wrote: So? If said end customer is operating a network-connected system without sufficient knowledge to properly maintain it and prevent it from doing mischief to the rest of the network, why should the

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
Grandma does not go check her tread depth or check her own brake pads and discs for wear. She lets the shop do that. I was hoping I didn't have to get pedantic and that people could differentiate between I pay the shop a few bucks to do that for me and I take responsibility personally to

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Mike O'Connor
:I think anyone in their right mind would agree that if a provider see :criminal activity, they should take action, no? What a provider should do and what makes sense under the law of the land are two different things. :If that also holds true, then why doesn't it happen? The laws pertaining to

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 01:11, JC Dill wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the internet? Doesn't matter as long as it enables radial outbound finger pointing.

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Joe Greco wrote: On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 07:02 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: There is only so much proper security you can expect the average PC use= r to do. Sure - but if their computer, as a result of their ignorance, starts belching out spam, ISPs should be able

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
I am pretty sure I saw stats that suggested that old cars that crashed into new cars did substantially more damage to the new car and its occupants than an equivalent crash between two new cars, something to do with the old car not absorbing about half the impact into its own (nonexistent)

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 01:14, Paul Ferguson wrote: To cut through the noise and non-relevant discussion, let's see if we can boil this down to a couple of issues: If I may offer a few edits and comments . 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? 1. Should ISPs be

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Michiel Klaver
Original message Generally speaking, nobody wants to be the cop that makes that call. Theoretically an ISP *might* be able to do that, but most are unwilling, and those of us that do actually play BOFH run the risk of losing customers to a sewerISP that doesn't. Our

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 06:11, Owen DeLong wrote: On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:11 PM, JC Dill wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the internet? The reason we

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 06:14, Owen DeLong wrote: On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:14 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 To cut through the noise and non-relevant discussion, let's see if we can boil this down to a couple of issues: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 08:50 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: Primarily because the product that they've been given to use is defective by design. Indeed. So one approach is to remove the protection such defective designs currently enjoy. supposed to play out for the single mom with a latchkey kid?

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 07:39, Jorge Amodio wrote: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? Not sure, ISPs role is just to move packets from A to B, you need to clearly define what constitutes abuse and how much of it is considered a crime. If I call your home every

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 07:39, Jorge Amodio wrote: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? Not sure, ISPs role is just to move packets from A to B, you need to clearly define what constitutes abuse and how much of it is considered a crime. If I call your home every

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 08:05, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, JC Dill jcdill.li...@gmail.com said: I'm still truly amazed that no one has sic'd a lawyer on Microsoft for creating an attractive nuisance - an operating system that is too easily hacked and used to attack innocent victims, and where

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 08:08, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, Alexander Harrowell a.harrow...@gmail.com said: No, but we can and do require cars to have functional brakes and minimum tread depths, and to be tested periodically. Not in this state. You might not have the state inspection rip-off,

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 08:09, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, Jorge Amodio jmamo...@gmail.com said: That's why at least in the US by *regulation* you must have insurance to be able to operate a car, instead of mitigating the safety issues that represents a teenager texting while driving we deal with

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 08:21, Joe Greco wrote: Your car emits lots of greenhouse gases. Just because it's /less/ doesn't change the fact that the Prius has an ICE. We have a Prius and a HiHy too. Did Godwin say anything about rand discussions degenerating to mythologies like gorebull warming? --

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Brielle Bruns
On 6/9/10 6:27 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Laws and regulation exist because people can't behave civilly and be expected to respect the rights/boundries/property others. CAN-SPAM exists because the e-mail marketing

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Adrian Chadd
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010, Larry Sheldon wrote: You might not have the state inspection rip-off, but I'll bet that if your state accepts federal highway money, you have mechanical condition standards that include tires, brakes, seat belts and a lot of other things. .. and a change in the minimum

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Brielle Bruns
On 6/9/10 8:43 AM, Michiel Klaver wrote: Our experiences from the Dutch ISP market indicate otherwise, customers are more than happy to be informed they might have been infected by a virus/worm. Most customers are too afraid of loosing valuable documents due to a file-eating virus for example,

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
What I don't want to see which you are advocating... I don't want to see the end users who do take responsibility, drive well designed vehicles with proper seat belts and safety equipment, stay in their lane, and do not cause accidents held liable for the actions of others. Why should we

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
Yes, it's complex, but, it is the only mechanism the law provides for the transfer of liability. You can't leap-frog the process and have the SPAM victims going directly after LatchKeyMom's OS Vendor because there's no relationship there to provide a legal link of liability. This leads to

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 10:58, Owen DeLong wrote: What happened to the acronyms AUP and TOS? I'm not sure what you mean by that. I'm talking about an ISPs liability to third party victims, not to their customers. Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service AUP/TOS are between the ISP and their

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread J. Oquendo
Larry Sheldon wrote: On 6/9/2010 10:58, Owen DeLong wrote: What happened to the acronyms AUP and TOS? I'm not sure what you mean by that. I'm talking about an ISPs liability to third party victims, not to their customers. Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
--=-sFVAwQY0p26r8nFOk9Ww Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 08:50 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: Primarily because the product that they've been given to use is defective by design. Indeed. So one approach is to remove the protection

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Paul Vixie
d...@bungi.com (Dave Rand) writes: ... With more than 100,000,000 compromised computers out there, it's really time for us to step up to the plate, and make this happen. +1. -- Paul Vixie KI6YSY

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
What I don't want to see which you are advocating... I don't want to see the end users who do take responsibility, drive well designed vehicles with proper seat belts and safety equipment, stay in their lane, and do not cause accidents held liable for the actions of others. Why should we

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 12:17, Joe Greco wrote: What I don't want to see which you are advocating... I don't want to see the end users who do take responsibility, drive well designed vehicles with proper seat belts and safety equipment, stay in their lane, and do not cause accidents held liable for the

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
You buy a car and as you're driving along a message comes into the dashboard: Car Update needed, to fix A/C you ignore it. Don't update it who cares, you're driving smoothly. Another alert comes into the car dashboard: Critical alert, your breaks need this patch... You ignore it and drive

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
So, just so we're clear here, I go to Best Buy, I buy a computer, I bring it home, plug it into my cablemodem, and am instantly Pwned by the non-updated Windows version on the drive plus the incessant cable modem scanning, resulting in a bot infection... therefore I am negligent?

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:32:54 CDT, Larry Sheldon said: On 6/9/2010 12:17, Joe Greco wrote: So, just so we're clear here, I go to Best Buy, I buy a computer, I bring it home, plug it into my cablemodem, and am instantly Pwned by the non-updated Windows version on the drive plus the incessant

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread JC Dill
Larry Sheldon wrote: On 6/9/2010 08:05, Chris Adams wrote: Once upon a time, JC Dill jcdill.li...@gmail.com said: I'm still truly amazed that no one has sic'd a lawyer on Microsoft for creating an attractive nuisance - an operating system that is too easily hacked and used to attack

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread JC Dill
Larry Sheldon wrote: On 6/9/2010 01:11, JC Dill wrote: Owen DeLong wrote: Heck, at this point, I'd be OK with it being a regulatory issue. What entity do you see as having any possibility of effective regulatory control over the internet? Doesn't matter as long as it

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread J. Oquendo
Jorge Amodio wrote: Unfortunately in the software industry you get (when you do, not always) the alert and the patch after the fact, ie the exploit has been already out there and your machine may probably have been already compromised. I never seen any operating system coming with a sign

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 13:35, JC Dill wrote: IMHO it is impossible to regulate the internet as a whole. Exactly so. That is precisely why you don't want somebody else to attempt it. The only hope is for everybody to take personal responsibility for their little piece of it. -- Somebody should have

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread andrew.wallace
The original article is FUD. The Times newspaper is historically known as MI5, MI6's newspaper of choice. Andrew http://sites.google.com/site/n3td3v/

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Ken A
On 6/9/2010 1:43 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote: On 6/9/2010 13:35, JC Dill wrote: IMHO it is impossible to regulate the internet as a whole. Exactly so. That is precisely why you don't want somebody else to attempt it. The only hope is for everybody to take personal responsibility for their

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 12:08 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: That's not going to happen (but I'll be happy to be proven wrong). Oh, there are so many things that are not going to happen, aren't there? And because of that we shouldn't even bother suggesting regulation as a solution to anything because the

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 14:37, Karl Auer wrote: [good stuff] Try thinking about what *could* happen rather than what *can't* happen. Even better: Think here is what I can do. And then do it. -- Somebody should have said: A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Barry Shein
On June 8, 2010 at 21:05 fergdawgs...@gmail.com (Paul Ferguson) wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:59 PM, JC Dill jcdill.li...@gmail.com wrote: I'm still truly amazed that no one has sic'd a lawyer on Microsoft for creating an

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 6/9/10 6:27 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Laws and regulation exist because people can't behave civilly and be expected to respect the rights/boundries/property others.

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Barry Shein
On June 9, 2010 at 07:39 jmamo...@gmail.com (Jorge Amodio) wrote: 1. Should ISPs be responsible for abuse from within their customer base? Not sure, ISPs role is just to move packets from A to B, you need to clearly define what constitutes abuse and how much of it is considered a

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 15:56, Owen DeLong wrote: On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 6/9/10 6:27 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Laws and regulation exist because people can't behave civilly and be expected to respect

Re: ISP Responsibilities [WAS: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers]

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
Again, apples and oranges to a degree. Car owners don't receive a use at your own risk disclaimer either. Yet some Toyota owners faced horrifying instances of subpar prechecks. GM recalled a million or so cars and the list will always go on and on. Mistakes happen period and when mistakes

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Owen DeLong
On Jun 9, 2010, at 2:05 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote: On 6/9/2010 15:56, Owen DeLong wrote: On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 6/9/10 6:27 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: Going back then to a previous question, do we want more/any regulation ? Laws and regulation exist because

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Henry Linneweh
Your humor has me roflmao -henry From: Paul Vixie vi...@isc.org To: na...@merit.edu Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 10:14:34 AM Subject: Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers d...@bungi.com (Dave Rand) writes: ... With more than 100,000,000 compromised

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 12:08 -0500, Joe Greco wrote: That's not going to happen (but I'll be happy to be proven wrong). Oh, there are so many things that are not going to happen, aren't there? And because of that we shouldn't even bother suggesting regulation as a solution to anything

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Joe Greco
On 6/9/2010 14:37, Karl Auer wrote: [good stuff] Try thinking about what *could* happen rather than what *can't* happen. Even better: Think here is what I can do. And then do it. Some of us already do: Implement BCP38 Implement spam scanning for e-mail Have a responsive abuse desk

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/9/2010 18:04, Joe Greco wrote: On 6/9/2010 14:37, Karl Auer wrote: [good stuff] Try thinking about what *could* happen rather than what *can't* happen. Even better: Think here is what I can do. And then do it. Some of us already do: Implement BCP38 Implement spam scanning for

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-09 Thread Jorge Amodio
Cyber Threats Yes, But Is It Cyber War? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100609_cyber_threats_yes_but_is_it_cyberwar/ -J

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-08 Thread J. Oquendo
Jorge Amodio wrote: So NANOGer's, what will be the game plan when something like this happens, will you be joining NATO and pulling fiber. I wonder when all types of warm-fuzzy filtering will be drafted into networking: Thou shall re-read RFC4953 lest you want Predator strikes on your NAP

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-08 Thread Dave Rand
[In the message entitled Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers on Jun 8, 16:03, J. Oquendo writes:] All humor aside, I'm curious to know what can anyone truly do at the end of the day if say a botnet was used to instigate a situation. Surely someone would have to say something

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-08 Thread Jorge Amodio
None of this needs to be done for free. There needs to be a security fee charged _all_ customers, which would fund the abuse desk. With more than 100,000,000 compromised computers out there, it's really time for us to step up to the plate, and make this happen. Or you should send the bill

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-08 Thread J. Oquendo
Brielle Bruns wrote: Problem is, there's no financial penalties for providers who ignore abuse coming from their network. DNSbl lists work only because after a while, providers can't ignore their customer complaints and exodus when they dig deep into the bottom line. We've got several

Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

2010-06-08 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 6/8/2010 15:44, J. Oquendo wrote: Brielle Bruns wrote: Problem is, there's no financial penalties for providers who ignore abuse coming from their network. DNSbl lists work only because after a while, providers can't ignore their customer complaints and exodus when they dig deep into the

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