I figured it was a funny story for the topic we're currently on. We had
a little contest in our systems administration class to see who could
get into each others boxes. These boxes had no purpose and were set up
for us to use (and abuse) for the semester and will be reformatted next
week.
-Austin
Brian Chrisman wrote:
Personally, I think you are posting this to the wrong venue, and I
question the wisdom of such postings at all. The laws on computer
invasion are still relatively new, and are often not well understood
by the people they end up affecting. I don't think we want
linux/linux user groups to be stigmatized by an association with
criminal activity.
I think you are operating in dangerous territory here, whether you
know it or not. The *least* harm this could do to you is potentially
provide evidence of previous activity against you in the event you are
falsely accused of computer-related crimes in the future, and that's
assuming everything you are discussing is completely legal.
That's just my opinion... and if I were a lawyer, I'd have a
disclaimer for it. :)
-Brian
Austin Stanhope wrote:
Thanks Grant.
For those of you who came to the last meeting and remember my story
about gaining access to an unsecured system in our systems
administration class, I was able to use social engineering to gain
access to another two boxes since then. I'll share the story tomorrow.
-Austin
Sebastian Smith wrote:
Expect this message twice if you are on both lists. Please send all
complaints to Grant ;)
ANNOUNCEMENT May 10, 2006
~~~~~~~~~
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Great Basin Internet Services
745 W. Moana Lane
Suite, 350
Reno, NV 89509
Map: http://www.rlug.org/wiki/GettingToRlug
This month's topic will contine the three-part series on Linux
security. The topic for this meeting will cover the detection of
network attacks and techniques for determining if your system has
been compromised.
We will have extra time for short talks or topics this meeting, so
if you
have something of interest you're welcome to bring it up! There will
also
be the obligatory topic tangents, as well as Q&A and general discussion
time.
As always, we'll head somewhere for beer, food, merriment, and chat
after
the meeting.
THE "WHY" PART
~~~~~~~~~~
The objective of a Linux User Group is to provide a focal point for the
local Linux community to discuss aspects of the Linux operating system,
provide educational services regarding Linux, maintain a list of Linux
savvy consultants, and to provide a social environment for Linux users
to meet and exchange ideas.
If you have any questions please contact info at rlug.org.
Cheers!
P.S. If you know of anyone who may be interested in participating in
RLUG let them know about this meeting!
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