[AusNOG] Cisco Pushing 'Cloud Connect' Router Firmware - Allows Web History Tracking

[James Hodgkinson]

Also, all this "in the cloud" thing assumes that it's secure.. what about
an exploit/attack that allows free reign over these devices? It was bad
enough when there were bots in our client machines, what about the
infrastructure?

James

On 30 June 2012 16:02, Burt Mascareigne <burt at prioritycomputer.com.au>wrote:

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>   How much abuse of your Freedom will it take for you stop apologising
> for multination companies abusing you?****
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> Would you stop at Enterprise gear?****
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> As an IT admin,  I would love if all my Cisco switches,  Routers
> everything were all centrally managed from a pretty Web Interface…  do I
> want to allow Cisco free reign though my network for it?****
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> Cisco is “embolden” to just do what ever the f. they want.   It helps
> their cause when people likes you say “I'd say tough luck to the advanced
> user” ****
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> Security flaws in other vendor gear is not a reason to take over your
> routers, saying the avg. user is too stupid to manage their own router is a
> fair point, but,  when do you stop?  I’ve had to fix other IT
> “Professionals” router mistakes all the time… should Cisco anticipate that
> “professionals” are retarded too and throw mid range business gear to their
> “cloud”,  I mean, some technicians don’t even know IOS…I know right?
> Retards!****
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> I can say this,  I will NOT be buying new Cisco gear,  even for our
> Datacentre,  I’ll go and get crappy 2561XM or 3650 or something to do the
> job.  I’ll buy a few spare units,  (with the saving) so if they die on me,
> I’ll just replace it, or do fail-over or,  whatever…. Maybe I’ll even go
> Juniper……..how ever you get those things to work o_O****
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> We are moving to Astaro anyways,  ****
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> But I will not buy new Cisco’s,  0% ****
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>    Burt Mascareigne
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> *Sent:* Saturday, 30 June 2012 3:41 PM
> *To:* Paul Wilkins
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> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Cisco Pushing 'Cloud Connect' Router Firmware -
> Allows Web History Tracking****
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> A consumer grade product with new consumer orientated features
> becoming available.
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> I see there are many concerns about security. I'd say tough luck to
> the advanced user. Hopefully Cisco has made a step forward in the ease
> of use and protecting the average users. The security flaws in common
> consumer based gear such as D-Link and Netgear is shocking.
>
> David.
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/06/29/1425210/cisco-pushing-cloud-connect-router-firmware-allows-web-history-tracking
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