This Security Focus article is *definately* worth a read. Anyone who has been in this industry for a good deal of time will certainly appreciate this.
Happy reading! :)
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1695
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This Security Focus article is *definately* worth a read. Anyone who has been in this industry for a good deal of time will certainly appreciate this.
Happy reading! :)
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1695
Did someone.... finally...... wake up and smell the coffee??????
Nice read, thanks Hoss....<s>
Yes an excellent read...
Cheers
Yep, it looks like hope has been renewed for me. I hope that everyone who looks at this post takes the time to read the article. It addresses 75% of the questions that get repeated here in one way or the other.
I have been preaching most of what is in the article for years now. I'm glad others out there see things the way I do. I don't feel much like a raving nut anymore...wait a minute...LOL. :)
--TH13
Let's not go overboard here Hoss...... ;)Quote:
Originally posted here by thehorse13
I don't feel much like a raving nut anymore...wait a minute...LOL. :)
--TH13
Seriously though, the fact that anyone is dumb enough to sit back and believe that "their" OS has no holes in it is about as intelligent as the people I meet that tell me they know everything about computers......... <ROFLMAO>. There is simply too much to learn about any single OS let alone multiple OS'.... Heck I run a "plain jane" Win2k WAN of about 650 workstations with 5 employees to help. We each have an area of "specialization" since I don't have the luxury of enough time/money to properly cross-train. In my situation if I tried to properly cross-train I would end up with a group of mediochre "know-alls". As it is I have an excellent LAN/Server OS chap, an excellent Administrative/Tech gal, and excellent programmer chap, a good Help Desk gal, a good Network Admin for 2 of the more remote sites and I do the WAN/Internet/Security stuff.
People are way too trusting....... Always remember that being paranoid does not mean they _aren't_ out to get you and with any human created thing there will always be a human that will find a way to break it........... I don't care if it's a super-secure *nix distro or whatever.... If you situate the box where others can get at it physically or virtually then there is the potential for a hole....... If the potential is there it will be found if someone wants it badly enough.
I do a little bit of computer work for family and freinds and when they ask me for a fool proof way to keep hackers and viruses out i simply tell them "if you dont want to be a risk dont connect to the internet" when they look at me shocked i sit down and explain to them that NO security plan is completely secure. If somebody wants in bad enough they will eventualy find a way. I realy enjoyed reading this article. Thank you very much
Actually a better statement would be..."A fool proof way to not get hacked is unplug the power on your computer!"
This is more true for a business where there are hackers that have local access to the machines, but I guess if a home users kid brings a disk home from school, you still don't have to be connected to the internet to get a virus.
good point meloncholy. I was speaking more form the data theft standpoint than the virii when i said dont connect to the internet. allthough you did help me demonstrate my point that nothing is ever COMPLETELY secure.