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RE: Arguing against using public IP space
From: "Chuck Church" <chuckchurch () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:46:32 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:17 AM To: Leigh Porter Cc: nanog () nanog org; McCall, Gabriel Subject: Re: Arguing against using public IP space
And this is totally overlooking the fact that the vast majority of
*actual* attacks these days are web-based drive-bys > and similar things that most firewalls are configured to pass through. Think about it - if a NAT'ed firewall provides > any real protection against real attacks, why are there still so many zombied systems out there? I mean, Windows > Firewall has been shipping with inbound "default deny" since XP SP2 or so. How many years ago was that? Simple explanation is that most firewall rules are written to trust traffic initiated by 'inside' (your users), and the return traffic gets trusted as well. This applies to both Window's own FW, and most hardware based firewalls. And NAT/PAT devices too. There's nothing more dangerous than a user with a web browser. Honestly, FWs will keep out attacks initiated from outside. But for traffic permitted or initiated by the inside, IPS is only way to go. Chuck
Current thread:
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space, (continued)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Phil Regnauld (Nov 13)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Doug Barton (Nov 13)
- RE: Arguing against using public IP space Chuck Church (Nov 13)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Phil Regnauld (Nov 13)
- RE: Arguing against using public IP space Chuck Church (Nov 13)
- RE: Arguing against using public IP space McCall, Gabriel (Nov 14)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space William Herrin (Nov 14)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Owen DeLong (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Leigh Porter (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 15)
- RE: Arguing against using public IP space Chuck Church (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Leigh Porter (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space William Herrin (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space -Hammer- (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Cameron Byrne (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space -Hammer- (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Jay Ashworth (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Owen DeLong (Nov 15)
- Re: Arguing against using public IP space Joe Greco (Nov 15)