internal ip address

[Glenn Steen]

On 06/02/2008, --[ UxBoD ]-- <uxbod at splatnix.net> wrote:
> Whether it be a 10 or 192 range I don't believe that private IP addresses give that much information away.  I am more annoyed when companies use peoples name as the workstation identifier eg. BOBSQUAREPANTS a quick G00gle and you get Mr B Squarepants CEO A Big Piggy Bank! Makes a nice target once on the network, or as Matt said some simple social engineering.  Most of it is common sense, but how often do we see not much of that in IT ;)
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> Regards,
>
Indeed!
And the abomination of naming servers from function... Ok, so
oracle01.example.net does something... I wonder what....:-).

Anyway, those two things... A) getting at a person/persons comp, and
B) having a very clear target (due to naming conventions etc... are so
much more usable than the info leaked in a Received line.

Cheers
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-- Glenn
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