[Cialug] FYI: Pioneer detected an nmap scan last night

[Barry Von Ahsen]

Did you give the obligatory "BT is only for defensive purposes and only for use on networks you are authorized for?" :)


kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:I was giving a presentation to the Central Iowa Linux User's Group
(CIALUG.org) last night at Alliance Technologies. The topic of that
presentation was "BackTrack 5 Network Security Discovery" (slide deck:
http://goo.gl/tF2zL) It is possible that one of our guests chose to
run an nmap discovery scan against pioneer.com while connected to our
public wireless. I'm certain there was no malicious intent behind this
scan, and it was purely an act of curiosity.

Kenneth Ristau | Senior Technical Consultant, Enterprise Architecture Group
Alliance Technologies | www.AllianceTechnologies.net
420 Watson Powell Jr. Way, Suite 100 | Des Moines, IA 50309
515.245.7719 | 888.387.5670 x7719

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