Nation State is Testing the Internet’s Defenses - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Nation state cyber operatives, possibly from China, are testing the defenses of the companies that run key parts of the internet, according to renowned cryptographer Bruce Schneier. The unnamed companies Schneier spoke to apparently told him that they were suffering DDoS and other probing attacks designed to test their capabilities, with the size, scale and persistence pointing to a nation state. He explained: “One week, the attack would start at a particular level of attack and slowly ramp up before stopping. The next week, it would start at that higher point and continue. And so on, along those lines, as if the attacker were looking for the exact point of failure… The more attack vectors you employ simultaneously, the more different defenses the defender has to counter with. These companies are seeing more attacks using three or four different vectors. This means that the companies have to use everything they've got to defend themselves. They can't hold anything back. They're forced to demonstrate their defense capabilities for the attacker.” Schneier concluded that this is an attempt by a nation state’s military to “calibrate its weaponry” in the event of cyber warfare.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/schneier-nation-state-testing/[/url]

Is this why I can't fucking get into FP every other day.

Would explain seeing more than normal amount of attack traffic from chinese IPs today.

[quote]DDoS and other probing attacks designed to test their capabilities[/quote] [QUOTE]in the event of cyber warfare[/QUOTE] can't people just grow up

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51065146]can't people just grow up[/QUOTE] Sure, after the machines take over

Interesting. I've been noticing my internet hiccuping a bit these past few days in terms of lag. Wonder if it's related or sheer coincidence.

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51065146]can't people just grow up[/QUOTE] cracking open a history book, it seems that war is indeed the domain of adults, not children.

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51065640]cracking open a history book, it seems that war is indeed the domain of adults, not children.[/QUOTE] And getting physically mad at someone for disagreeing with you isn't very mature

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51065662]And getting physically mad at someone for disagreeing with you isn't very mature[/QUOTE] 6000+ years of human conflict seems to point to the conclusion that humans are not very mature

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51065662]And getting physically mad at someone for disagreeing with you isn't very mature[/QUOTE] maybe not by modern standards but for all of recorded history that's been the status quo

[QUOTE=phygon;51066266]maybe not by modern standards but for all of recorded history that's been the status quo[/QUOTE] Even by modern standards though. Terrorism, BLM, the current presidential election; even "civilized and modern" Americans harass, bully, attack, and kill because of differing beliefs. Not nearly at the same grand scale as in early history, but that's only because of interdependence and social taboo. People still regularly try to verbally drive people to misery and suicide though, the modern equivalent of banishing dissenters.

A long time ago, humanity would war, attack, slaughter anyone who they disagreed with. Then we realized how bad of an idea that was and thus now we have the modern society of today.

Ah, So if the internet goes down for the world it's panic time.

[QUOTE=Sims_doc;51068406]Ah, So if the internet goes down for the world it's panic time.[/QUOTE] Considering how much it's used for, yeah

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51065640]cracking open a history book, it seems that war is indeed the domain of adults[/QUOTE] War is indeed the domain of dick measuring.

My linux server gets ssh login attempts every week (some times every day) from either CN, RU, and/or UK.

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51065662]And getting physically mad at someone for disagreeing with you isn't very mature[/QUOTE] Cyber warfare is the most morally conscious form of warfare we have to date. Possibly the form capable of doing the most long term damage to global society as well. The scary part is after the initial attack, when the target nations infrastructure is completely disabled/destroyed... They're flying blind... panic sets in, and they're likely to lash out swinging with everything they've got. Operation Nitro Zeus is primed and ready for launch.

[QUOTE=Matthew0505;51068945]People will start being mature when society starts rewarding it.[/QUOTE] What about the people who's greatest reward, is removing the people they hate from existence.

[QUOTE=Aide;51068794]My linux server gets ssh login attempts every week (some times every day) from either CN, RU, and/or UK.[/QUOTE] I don't even have sshd listening on a public address, you have to jump through a couple hoops first to even get that far. That sure as hell doesn't stop people from trying though - pretty much every blocked access attempt in my UFW logs is on port 22.

[QUOTE=lavacano;51069723]I don't even have sshd listening on a public address, you have to jump through a couple hoops first to even get that far. That sure as hell doesn't stop people from trying though - pretty much every blocked access attempt in my UFW logs is on port 22.[/QUOTE] If you leave port 22 open or any common port (FTP) you will get hundreds and thousands of bruteforce login attempts. Its best to use a non-standard port and then you get basically 0 attempts. This isn't a new occurrence either. Even a decade back a server with a standard SSH port would have a 1-2MB log file every single day.

[QUOTE=gjergj;51069814]If you leave port 22 open or any common port (FTP) you will get hundreds and thousands of bruteforce login attempts. Its best to use a non-standard port and then you get basically 0 attempts. This isn't a new occurrence either. Even a decade back a server with a standard SSH port would have a 1-2MB log file every single day.[/QUOTE] Yep, which is why port 22 isn't even open. You won't even get a response, I drop all traffic on ports other than 80 and 27015 by default. 80 is apache2 and 27015 is a GMod sandbox, good luck getting a shell

[QUOTE=gjergj;51069814]If you leave port 22 open or any common port (FTP) you will get hundreds and thousands of bruteforce login attempts. Its best to use a non-standard port and then you get basically 0 attempts. This isn't a new occurrence either. Even a decade back a server with a standard SSH port would have a 1-2MB log file every single day.[/QUOTE] [url=https://braxnet.org/ass.php]they're not gonna get in, just wasting their time[/url]