Re: Connection attempts (& active ids)

From: Michael Scheidell (me2@privacy.net)
Date: 04/26/01 

To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:03:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Scheidell <me2@privacy.net>

>
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, David Goddard wrote:
>
> > Simply by being sat there listening to port 111, portsentry blocks
> > several probably compromised systems a day from talking to my servers.
> > Why should I not use it as a part of my security strategy?
>
> Soooooo... if you weren't running portsentry, wouldn't they be talking to
> a closed port, and hence leave you alone as well?

Sooooooo... if I lock all my doors and windows, and they don't get it, I
should be happy, right?

The problem is, if I don't keep an eye on what is going on, I don't know
they are trying.

If I don't know they are trying, they WILL get in.

read about the $50,000 hacker chalange? Guess what With enough
incentive, they will get in.

locked doors and windows are not enough anymore.

We need alarms and armed guards.
I sure wish I could send a 240vt spike down the link on each and every
one.

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