IPFW rule set? Marta On Mar 6, 2006, at 13:58, Lee Larson wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Jerry Freeman linked: > >> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/ >> Mac_OS_X_hacked_in_less_than_30_minutes/0,2000061744,39241748,00.htm > > As I understand it, he hung his mini on the Internet and then granted > anyone who wanted it local access via SSH. This is kind of like > opening the bank and letting the robbers come in and look around. > > I have no doubt there are gaping security holes in Mac OS X waiting to > be discovered, but this recent spate of supposed vulnerabilities isn't > big news. > > The question I want to ask is why are these stupid stories suddenly > news? I'm pretty sure that any machine could be cracked, if the > crackers were given lots of access. I'd like to see the same challenge > done by somebody who knows something about configuring the IPFW rule > set. > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
