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Using Layered Defenses to Stop Internet Worms

Posted by michael on from the belt-and-suspenders dept.

An anonymous submitter writes "Following last week's release of security configuration guidance for Mac OS X, the National Security Agency has released a paper on Internet worms and how to stop new worms using layered defenses (pdf). A good read - your US tax dollars at work."

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  1. Using ggv... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hrmmm...

    There was an error while scaning the file: /home/grieder/WORMPAPER.pdf

    **** This file has a corrupted %%EOF marker, or garbage after the %%EOF.
    **** The file was produced by Acrobat PDFWriter 5.0 for Windows NT:
    **** please notify the author of this software
    **** that the file does not conform to Adobe's published PDF
    **** specification. Processing of the file will continue normally.

    Do I "notify the author" (malcodeteam@nsa.gov> or just assume that Echelon will do it for me when you read this?

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  2. Tax dollars. by The+Old+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny
    What tax dollars?

    I'm rich.

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  3. This report cost $2 billion US taxpayer dollars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stopping Worms:

    -Patch your systems.

    -Use a firewall.

    -Stop running web servers and other stuff.

    Thank You,

    Uncle Sam

  4. what is this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    wormpaper.pif?

  5. Re:my guide to avoiding worms by Red+Alastor · · Score: 3, Funny

    And *my* guide to avoiding worms :

    1) Use Linux

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  6. Tech report by October_30th · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heh. Such a typical government tech report. No pics, just text and tables.

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  7. I Kind of Wish by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny
    They'd examined a few more Linux worms. They've looked at like 30 Windows worms and just one Linux worm, which exploited a Bind hole that's been known about and patched for years now. I mean, I know Windows has way more desktops installed so it should get the most scrutiny, but they could have at least chosen a current Linux worm from the multitude of worms that are out there! For example...

    Um...

    Hmm... Nevermind.

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    1. Re:I Kind of Wish by daeley · · Score: 3, Funny

      You think you're miffed, all the OS X worms come out a year later and don't even propagate automatically.

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  8. /.ing the NSA!!?!?!! by Monf · · Score: 5, Funny
    I can't believe you /.ed the NSA - http://www.nsa.gov/snac/support/WORMPAPER.pdf

    we're all screwed now...

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  9. Re:my guide to avoiding worms by Eric+Giguere · · Score: 5, Funny

    8) Don't dig into the ground
    9) Step carefully after it rains
    10) Stay away from bait shops
    11) ....
    12) Profit!

    (Sorry, couldn't resist...)

    Eric
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  10. Re:Good greif by peacefinder · · Score: 4, Funny

    [...] what average user is auctually going to take the time to read this?

    The average user? No.

    The average manager needing justification before buying new security tools? Heck yeah! The clever ones will append the NSA document to their budget proposals.

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