full-disclosure - another new worm submission

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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Schmehl, Paul L)
Subject: another new worm submission


Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perrymon, Josh L. [mailto:PerrymonJ@....com] 
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:36 PM
> To: 'Ron DuFresne'; Jerry Heidtke
> Cc: Schmehl, Paul L; full-disclosure@...sys.com
> Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] another new worm submission
> 
> I agree.
> 
> Anyone that would have those ports open has a *lot more to 
> worry about that cleaning a few worm infections.
> That's not the case here. This infection was caused by a 
> remote user not a Lan user.
> With several hundred laptops it's hard have 0 exposure. As 
> with any growing security practice and today's decreased 
> budgets areas of focus are determined on risk exposure.
> 
> Anywho-
> I found the Trojan to be backdoor.nibu.g- although Symantec 
> AV didn't pick it up until tonight.
> 
> I think this is a good example that perimeter security is 
> only part of the battle. 
> Tomorrow's morning meeting will stress the importance of 
> desktop firewalls again and a good patch management process.
> You can talk until your blue in the face to upper management 
> but I find 90% to be reactive.
> 
I rest my case.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/