Hadrians firewall

Mynight · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:35

https://www.rt.com/uk/359287-hostile-cyber-attack-security/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...irewall-raises-serious-concern-privacy-groups

Looks like we're headed for our own great firewall of China

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Not sure how I feel about this on one hand great they're trying on the other its just going to lead to more censorship and inevitably fail as they'll always be playing catch up.

Anyone else feel we're just going to waste money?

scorza · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:41

Can understand why RT don't like it. Stopping cyber-criminals ripping off Brits will put a massive dent into the Russian economy. Probably Russia's last growth industry.

Malevolence · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:44

As long as they keep it doing what it's designed to do then I can't see a problem. The problems will start to arise if mission-creep sets in.

Sankari · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:46

LOL, RT.com. The Kremlin's mouthpiece.

For once I agree with scorza.

agnes · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:48

Don't see a problem either.

Cosimo · 14 Sep 2016 at 17:48

A good way forward.

"We shall fight them on the beaches, on the French mainland and on the internet. Here comes Fortress Britain! Johnny Foreigner watch out."

dowie · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:10

so long as it is confined to blocking specific threats etc.. not say, cutting off access to wikileaks articles or whatever

Stolly · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:29

Basically if we do something that RT says is bad we should do more of it because it's causing the Kremlin some sort of hassle

itchy · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:31

Bad idea as this is just a creep control of the internet by the government.

It will start lite and slow but end heavy and controlled. :mad:

But as the sheep say "What is the problem? nothing to hide nothing to fear". :rolleyes:

Stolly · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:38

itchy said:
Bad idea as this is just a creep control of the internet by the government.

It will start lite and slow but end heavy and controlled.

But as the sheep say "What is the problem? nothing to hide nothing to fear".

Aaaaand back in the real world this will be implemented as a reputation source on commercial firewall and ips/ids systems, one of many such sources and complimenting by the research already done by private organisations.

Mynight · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:41

Alright RT may not have been the best choice of link

. Added a guardian one for you

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I think we all know it's going to expand its reach eventually. I'm not even convinced it can work. As soon as the dodgy domains realise they're blocked they'll just change again like they do now. I'm not convinced this can work unless it was a whitelist based rather than blacklist.

Stolly · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:45

Mynight said:
Alright RT may not have been the best choice of link . Added a guardian one for you .

I think we all know it's going to expand its reach eventually. I'm not even convinced it can work. As soon as the dodgy domains realise they're blocked they'll just change again like they do now. I'm not convinced this can work unless it was a whitelist based rather than blacklist.

Its also been reported in the technical press today ... It'll be done on ip blocks as well as dns names and will be offered as a source to existing commercial security products. If I read the articles correctly they are not talking of an actual national firewall as such.

Ayahuasca · 14 Sep 2016 at 18:45

Rest in Russia