[LINK] Router "firewall" security, NBN QC, etc

[Narelle]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2017, 13:04 David Lochrin <dlochrin at key.net.au> wrote:

> Suppose 50% of the NBN terminating devices supplied to Australian users
> contained malware (of whatever origin) which could be operated in a
> controlled way...
>


And this is different how to xDSL today? Or HFC?

More bandwidth on NBN I suppose...

ISPs have been after commodity, user supplied "CPE" (strictly CE) for over
a decade. The level of testing has also been dropping. Given it's all
migrating over IP regardless of the NBN then C519 voice quality standards
no longer apply. With the broadening of voice services to a multiplicity of
providers the level of discipline in conditioning networks and conformance
to things like IETF BCP38 is also highly variable. Plenty of devices are
shipped with default uid and passwords so who needs a backdoor?

This is why dDOS and reflection attacks can get to Gbps rates and take down
highly resilient services.

What we need is better conformance, testing and better recognition of what
technical standards need to be in place to deliver services. Fit for
service.

Regards


Narelle

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