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>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:07:05 EST
>Subject: I need help
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>I'm a young sys admin working for a small company.
>My job, as it says above, is to provide a reliable and >secure network
>for the
>company. That's what i thought i was doing until some as.. >broke into
>the
>network.
>The company network is not connected to the internet. >E-mail
>and Web
>browsing
>are done by using an ISP.
>Beside security features that Windows NT 4.0 offers, is >there any other
>way
>to protect my network by implementing some sort of a >FireWall that I can
>
>install on every PC that is configured to dial-out? I'm >looking for any
>solution that will protect my network and help me catch the >as.... that
>broke
>into the network.
>
>I'm up for any recommendation. Thanks for your time.
>
>Val
This is one message I can't keep quiet about, to say the least, and this really has to
be said. Even though many may have said what I am about to say before I joined this
mail list, here it is:
Val,
First of all....dump AOL as they have the worst security going. I also have an
account at AOHell and even when they are notified of all the trojan horse probes, and
UDP port probes they fail to take any corrective action!
As long as you continue to use a service such as AOHell, you will find that any
computer that is accessing the internet will be breached sooner or later! Mainly by
these little script kiddies who think they really know what they are doing, and
because the file that they downloaded tells them how they can take over another
computer, or whatever.
NT4 isn't all it's cracked up to be. You haven't mentioned what level service pack is
(are) installed, so there are many other questions which will arise.
You don't mention what type of network is being used, other than (I assume) each
computer is capable of dialing out and accessing the outside.
Not knowing how many computers have access to the outside, then one must (and will)
assume that every system is capable of being easily breached. Especially if they are
all using an ISP as AOHell.....
Close up all your open holes, and be sure that your ISP is capable of providing better
security on their end. The information could have been accessed by gaining first hand
information from the email that is sitting on the ISP's machine. Note, that very few
ISP's are actually firewalled and take security seriously.
There are too many variables in your email that would point to possible open and
accessible areas on any computer that is installed there.
Just my .02 cents worth.
TJ
ProTech Group of Companies, BWI
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