[Discuss] NTP Gone Crazy?

[Kent Borg]

On 01/13/2014 02:57 AM, Tom Metro wrote:
> This attack sounds like it requires an exposed NTP server[1]. Is yours 
> behind a firewall?

It is exposed to the internet.

> If not, why is it exposed? Are you a volunteer in
> http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/ ?

Because I use it myself from elsewhere.  Why?  For the same reason I pay 
extra for a static IP address, I run my own e-mail server, etc.

-kb, the Kent who doesn't like firewalls in general.