Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : Andre
From : boraxman
Date : Sat Apr 02 2022 12:57:54

 An>  bo> I don't agree. People just try to search for open ports, just to see 
 An>  bo> they can get. People aren't looking for something specific, they are 
 An>  bo> looking to see what is available. Any telnet session is a target. 
 An> 
 An> The only way to make this statement more untrue would be to say that
 An> scanning isn't even happening. :)
 An> 
 An> The vast majority of scanning looks for, and usually attempts to
 An> exploit, a specific attack. Just eyeballing my IPS shows maybe 5% or so
 An> are simple port scans. It's been this way at least since I started
 An> paying attention in the early 2000s.
 An> 

Interesting, I run my BBS on a non standard port, and get people trying to log in, so they must be finding the port by means of a scanner.

Maybe it is a minority, yes, but it is enough to be a consideration.

AFter all, if only 5% of the people that pass by your house every day try to get in through the back door, then you better lock your back door!

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