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Oliver Schad wrote: |
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> Not really. And why should a network scan be dangerous? Security by |
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> obscurity doesn't work. You can scan a well configured host all day |
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> long, who cares? |
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> mfg |
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> Oli |
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True, but if you do happen to have an exploitable service (i.e. the brk |
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issue with the linux kernel and rsync recently), a script kiddie might grow |
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tired of waiting for scan results from your network and go elsewhere. |
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Certainly slowing down potential hackers buys time and frustration for the |
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attacker if nothing else. The assumption that all potential attackers are |
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experts is not a good one. |
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Tom Veldhouse |
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