Re: idea

[RandallM <randallm () fidmail com>]

Ok, great stuff so far. Is akami the answer. How can that be done. How can
we use that and how can it be tested.



On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Matt Jonkman <jonkman () jonkmans com> wrote:

> I had a similar idea a few years ago (I may have been drinking at the
> time too).
>
> Mine was more oriented to when we were taking a ddos every week as
> security projects. I proposed all of us poor open source security
> projects band together and do an akami type hosting. Everyone hosted
> everyone that was part of the setup, and we used dns to spread the load.
>
> But alas, ddos isn't the problem it used to be. Probably good we didn't
> go through the effort to make it happen.
>
> Matt
>
> Paul Ferguson wrote:
> > It's called Akamai. :-)
> >
> > - ferg
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:58 PM, RandallM <randallm () fidmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > ok, I am drinking, after all it is the NYE celebration. But, I had this
> > > idea pop in. Remember, it is a "first thought idea". That means I am in
> > > need of input to brainstorm with me on it. Here is the initial thought:
> >
> > > When fixing infected computers I find that:
> > > 1. most people don't have programs installed for preventive much less
> > > combative
> > > 2. depending on the infection one cannot download programs or go to
> > > "helpful" sites to use.
> >
> > > malware sites often rotate IP or DNS in order to "hide".
> >
> > > Thought:
> > > Why can't we using the same type of process provide access to programs
> > > and or sites in the same manor so that the malware infections cannot
> > > "block" because the sites are not permanant?
> >
> > > Symantec is and always will be "www.symantec.com", as with other sites.
> > > they are blocked by malware infections (in various ways that I would
> love
> > > to
> > > understand more). If there were "server" around the globe open with
> > > online scanners and tools that rotated with DNS and or IP addressing the
> > > malware could not block it.
> >
> > > Can this be done with a revolving network of servers from volunteers?
> >
> > > Make sense or have I already drank too much?
> >
> > > --
> > > been great, thanks
> > > Big R
> >
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been great, thanks
Big R

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