6 May
2003
6 May
'03
7:43 p.m.
On Tue, 6 May 2003, Sean Donelan wrote:
The Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd has aquired a firewall to solve the DDOS situation impacting Internet service in the country. An unnamed security advisor asserted the proper use of a firewall would control the DDOS attacks and prevent hacking.
wow, unbelieveable :(
I can understand the Pakistan government minister's frustration, and desire to get things fixed. Unfortunately, it seems like security incidents also attract security snake oil consultants. Buy my tonic to cure your ills.
No research, quick-fix :( which of course will not fix anything :( ugh.