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Best of the Best of the ISP-Lists: Security

As the holidays approach and e-commerce season begins to peak, we decided to gather security-related discussions from the ISP-Lists to help you tackle thorny topics.

[November 21, 2001]

Knowledge Over Passive Security
[November 13, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list complain about lax security at client companies—and the other extreme, which requires two computers per person, one for the Internet and one for the intranet.

Disaster's Lessons About SONET Rings
[November 5, 2001] Members of the ISP-Bandwidth list pore over the lessons the events of 9-11 taught the world about designing resilient urban fiber optic networks.

Call the FBI and Get a Restraining Order
[June 25, 2001] Members of the ISP-NT list discuss the business of ex-husbands. If you and your employees are threatened, you need to take action now to avoid being sorry later.

What's the Definition of Carrier Class?
[May 2, 2001] Members of the ISP-Colo list ask if they're responsible for any effects one client's equipment might have on another's, and what objective standards for the over-used phrase "carrier class" exist.

Credit Card Conundrum
[April 11, 2001] Members of the ISP-Webhosting list discuss: If your webhosting clients are storing credit card information on your system, are you liable for damages if that information is stolen?

Static or Dynamic IP?
[January 27, 2001] Members of the ISP-Wireless list discuss whether their customers prefer static or dynamic IPs. Businesses report that there are fans of both.

Detecting Promiscuity on Your LAN
[November 10, 2000] Members of the ISP-Security list discuss finding and thwarting packet sniffers on your Local Area Network (LAN).

What Can ISPs Do About Fraud?
[June 8, 2000] The ISP-Security list discusses overcoming online abuse and crime. Once you know about it, what can you do about it?

To Catch a Hacker
[April 6, 2000] On the ISP-Security list, JPM asked for guidance in tracking down a hacker. . .

Hack, or Harmless Intrusion?
[August 12, 1999] Is running a port scanner on an ISP's network necessarily a prelude to an attack? What should a responsible ISP do when such scanning is detected?

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