Re: mitigating botnet C&Cs has become useless

From: Fergie (no email)
Date: Thu Aug 03 2006 - 17:10:05 EDT

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    -- Danny McPherson <> wrote:

    [good stuff elided]

    >I agree that the root of the problem is the miscreants perpetrating
    >these crimes, and they need to be prosecuted, but the responsibility
    >falls far wider than the SPs.
    >
    >I also accept the references provided by Paul and others, but what's
    >the near-term alternative?
    >
    >-danny
    >

    I would suggest more specific attention by service providers
    specifically, and everyone in general, perhaps with more
    "abuse services" -related tracks at meetings like NANOG. :-)

    Or something along those lines...

    I think the problem(s) have ballooned to the point where
    everyone is feeling a bit overwhelmed in getting the cooperation
    needed to take down botnet C&C's, phishing hosts, and other nefarious
    "services" -- some which try to hide using DNS RR "fast-flux", etc.

    The whole business of getting cooperation in this area needs much
    improvement.

    - ferg

    --
    "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
     Engineering Architecture for the Internet
     fergdawg(at)netzero.net
     ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
    

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