Hey, I'm in. Just give me some warning and I'll cancel all business trips.
Hey, I'll even be happy to talk about what NOT to do :-)
Mark Komarinski wrote:
> Another vote. I can demonstrate Coyote Linux (single floppy Linux
> firewall) and maybe bring along my SMC Barricade box for demo as well.
>
> -Mark
>
> Bill Sconce wrote:
>
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >>
> >>> The box isn't really more secure than Linux, its just that there's
> >>> fewer things to go wrong - and if someone does have an exploit
> >>> for a firmware bug, its usually fixed with the next powercycle.
> >>> It would be an equivalent to running something like the Linux Router
> >>> Project (which is a bootable floppy with a dedicated firewall).
> >>>
> >>
> >> That sounds like a great meeting.
> >> Let the new users know what a firewall is, what it can,
> >> & can't do, & a brief how-to set up a Linux firewall.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Another vote for such a meeting. "Precautions for exposing
> > your Linux system to the 'net"...
> >
> > This entire thread has been an education; one of those "yeah, I
> > sorta knew there was an issue there", but indicative of an area
> > where I needed to do a whole lot more thinking.
> >
> > 1. You're responsible for what you allow your system to
> > do to the 'net. Hmmm.
> >
> > 2. Your ISP will be mad at YOU when you get cracked. Hmmm.
> >
> > 3. Installing Linux "can" give crackers a more powerful tool
> > than installing WinXXX. Hmmm.
> >
> >
> > A big "thank you" to Greg for sharing this painful story with us.
> >
> > Sometimes security discussions remind me of flying, where we
> > try hard to learn from mistakes. An old pilots' aphorism says:
> >
> > Good decisions come from experience.
> > Experience comes from bad decisions.
> >
> > -Bill
>
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> Mark Komarinski - Senior Systems Engineer - VA Linux Systems
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