Good worms back on the agenda

Good worms back on the agenda
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-01-27

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A researcher has reopened the subject of beneficial worms, arguing that the capabilities of self-spreading code could perform better penetration testing inside networks, turning vulnerable systems into distributed scanners.

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Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-27
Anonymous

Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-28
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Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-29
Alexandre Sieira

Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-29
Anonymous

Make it an RFC! 2006-01-30
assurbanipal

Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-30
Anonymous (1 replies)

Why Do we have to get over this again and again...

It is best summed up by Bruce Schneier:

'A worm is not "bad" or "good" depending on its payload. Viral propagation mechanisms are inherently bad, and giving them beneficial payloads doesn't make things better. A worm is no tool for any rational network administrator, regardless of intent.'

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/12/benevolent_worm.html

So please write about something usefull! :)

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Re: Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-31
Anonymous

Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-30
Lucas C. Ferreira (1 replies)

Re: Good worms back on the agenda 2006-02-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Re: Good worms back on the agenda 2006-02-10
Anonymous

Already available 2006-01-30
Anonymous