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Date:	Sun, 19 May 2002 14:44:39 PST7
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: mysterious attacks

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J. R. Fox wrote:
>
> Is it not so that malicious hackers can either fake
> most any address they like during their attacks, or
> co-opt legitimate resources to relay an attack, in
> such a way that the true point of origin is almost
> impossible to determine ?

Yes and yes. You can "spoof" an IP header with a false address, and you
can worm/trojan/talk your way into someone else's machine. (A lot of
illicit entry is done by telephone talking your way into a system.)

> My firewall ... is a hardware firewall, supposedly more
> industrial strength than what you get in something like
> a Linksys or SMC Barricade

What do you have?

- Peter

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