I am currently running this way on my home machine. But this doesn't plug
all of the holes an intruder can enter, does it?
Matthew Zaleski
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> From: Bug Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:10 AM
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> Subject: Re: [expert] Security .. OT?
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> 1. in /etc/hosts.deny, put
>
> ALL : ALL
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> 2. in /etc/hosts.allow, enter who can access your machine (man
> hosts.allow)
>
> 3. update all packages whenever the update reason is a security
> issue.
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> 4. run only the daemons necessary.
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>
>
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, ibi wrote:
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> > This is a security question. I don't know if it's off topic or not.
> >
> > How do we protect our system from this type of activity?
> >
> > ...Snipped from: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1501144.html
> > "University of Washington computers also were used for attacks on
> > computers in France, Norway and Australia, he said.
> >
> > The attack software was installed primarily on computers using Sun
> > Microsystems' Solaris and Linux--both variations of the
> Unix operating
> > system. To break into those computers, the intruder took
> advantage of
> > known vulnerabilities that allowed him or her to take
> almost complete
> > control of a computer then erase his or her tracks,
> Dittrich said..."
> >
> > Pj
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