[Full-Disclosure] No Subject (re: openssh exploit code?)

Montana Tenor montanatenor at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 21 22:11:16 BST 2003


Hi Robert,

--- Robert Ahnemann <rahnemann at affinity-mortgage.com>
wrote:
> I flip to the local radar and get some sort of proof
> that there might be
> a thunderstorm coming.  Talk is cheap (as was said),
> so its up to the
> admin to verify if A) there is a real threat B) the
> threat applies to
> your systems C) the threat damage is worth the
> damage of 'unscheduled
> downtime'
> 
> (for the analogy challenged:  radar = some sort of
> proof of concept or
> something of the likes)

But would you flip to the radar if the local TV
Weatherman told you to seek shelter and bring the kids
in?  I'd go get the kids first.  CERT being the
weatherman in this case..

Cheers,
Matt

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