At 21.51 01/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Hi > > We setup a new Sun Cobaltraq550 server with default settings and we will > be using it as webserver. > >To make it more secure from internet malices/ hackers, can any body have >guidelines to follow. > >I am first time building these sort of server and I don't have much >knowledge on security side.
If you do a search in this list's archives, or those of http://www.webhostingtalk.com/ you will find some good pointers on server security. As a general rule turning off services that you don't need and closing unneeded ports is a good start. Don't give out shell accounts unless you trust the user There's a lot of other small little things you can do ... Mr. Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions - affordable linux hosting http://www.blacknightsolutions.com/ _______________________________________________ cobalt-security mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-security
