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RE: [Xen-users] latest GPLPV drivers 0.10.0.86 and microsoft.com

To: "Ian Tobin" <itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] latest GPLPV drivers 0.10.0.86 and microsoft.com
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:02:57 +1000
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> 
> In the end this turned out to be some worm getting onto the VPS before
> we had chance to enable the firewall so now we are building the images
> offline, enabling the firewall and putting them on the net.
> 
> Very strange how quickly it got infected but lessons learned.
> 
> Big thanks for James and Fajar for the advice.
> 
> On another note we cant put a perimeter firewall in place as the
servers
> are on the internet in the datacenter.
> 

You could firewall in Dom0 though.

Here (http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7093&rss) is another good
reason why you should firewall early and firewall often :)

James

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