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Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98?
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:53:29 +0200
On 2006-09-27 gmx wrote:
Monday, September 25, 2006, 6:11:13 PM, you wrote:For DDOS and flood attacks make sure you have a nice firewall set up and you should be fine.Erm what ? As far as i know, no private firewall is able to stand against a strong DDOS, and corporate firewalls are only able to mitigate it, not more.
Huh? A DDoS usually means that someone tries to consume the entire bandwidth of your uplink. How could any kind of firewall mitigate that? AFAICS this can only be handled upstream by your provider and his peers. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches becoming available." --Jason Coombs on Bugtraq --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? gohyongkwang (Sep 25)
- Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? dave (Sep 26)
- Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Frynge Customer Support (Sep 26)
- Re[2]: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? gmx (Sep 27)
- Re: Re[2]: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Frynge Customer Support (Sep 28)
- Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Sep 28)
- RE: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? David Gillett (Sep 28)
- Re[2]: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? gmx (Sep 27)
- Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Luchino - Samel (Sep 26)
- RE: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Robert D. Holtz - Lists (Sep 26)
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- Re: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? krymson (Sep 26)
- Re: Re[2]: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Gethinj (Sep 28)
- Re:No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Colin Copley (Sep 28)
- RE: Re[2]: No NetBios share + No Open Port = Safe Win98? Jag (Sep 29)