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RE: I'm being attacked, now what?
From: "Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW)" <Paul.Sheahan () priceline com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:47:49 -0400
I agree with you Bob....I have a LOT of other things I need to be doing rather than whining to ISPs all day. Typically, where are complaints sent, to the technical contact who owns the address space or "security () isp com" or something similar? Would it be a good idea to include sniffer traces with the complaint? What info is best to send over? Thanks again! -----Original Message----- From: Bob Staaf To: Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW); Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Sent: 6/15/01 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [Snort-users] I'm being attacked, now what? Paul, I started out in the beginning whining to every ISP I could track down. You would have to hire a person full time do that if that is what you wanted to do. I typically whine if they scan more than a 3 or 4 ports on any one server at once. I also whine if they do certain types of scans that a typical script kiddie wouldn't be running. You might also want to complain if you see the same IP hitting your server day after day after day even if they only do one scan once a day, they may be trying to be inconspicuous, hoping you will miss them. Just some of the things to think about. You might want to look at something to help manage the logs like Acid or some other product, it will make the job much easier to spot trends. You know your management better than anyone but, the BEST security measure you can take is knowing what is going on with your network and keeping a close eye on the logs is one of the best ways to do that. Hope this helps Bob Staaf Southern Web Services Orlando, Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW)" <Paul.Sheahan () priceline com> To: <Snort-users () lists sourceforge net> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:12 PM Subject: [Snort-users] I'm being attacked, now what?
I wanted to get some feedback from others out there on how they handle attacks, whether successful or unsuccessful. I see what appears to be
valid
attacks in small numbers from random machines. Occasionally, I see
tons of
different attacks coming from ONE machine. Though all attacks are unsuccessful, when does someone scream to the ISP to tell them to stop
their
client, and when does one just ignore it? It would obviously be VERY time consuming (and a waste of time) to
send
complaints to every ISP. What do people recommend out there....maybe
only
send a complaint when attacks from one node become ridiculously large,
or if
they successfully break in? The logs are nice to have, but I know management will ask what are we
doing
about the attacks we are seeing and what is the time you are spending maintaining the IDS server doing for the company? Thanks _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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Current thread:
- I'm being attacked, now what? Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW) (Jun 15)
- Re: I'm being attacked, now what? Paulie (Jun 15)
- Re: I'm being attacked, now what? Bob Staaf (Jun 15)
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- RE: I'm being attacked, now what? Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW) (Jun 15)
- Re: I'm being attacked, now what? Bob Staaf (Jun 15)
- Re: I'm being attacked, now what? Tremaine Lea (Jun 15)
- Re: I'm being attacked, now what? Bob Staaf (Jun 15)
- RE: I'm being attacked, now what? Sheahan, Paul (PCLN-NW) (Jun 15)
- RE: I'm being attacked, now what? Ryan Russell (Jun 18)