Same here, except our project was optional. The instructor hasn't
decided if he'll give any extra credit or not.
-Austin
Dennis Bagley wrote:
I took a Unix/Linux Admin class a while back and one of the actual
in-class projects was to see whose
computers we could hack into.... we had to write up which ones we
could access, along with the how,
why etc and what we discovered we could or could not do. (Note it was
a sealed lab lan environment)
This was part of the curricula because
our instructor felt you had to know at least some of the ways to
hack in in order to know how to
help prevent it in the future AND (hopefully) recognize when your
system gets huckleberried!
It was fun and interesting. Especially discovering there are all
kinds of "free" tools to help the beginner
hacker.
Dennis
Austin Stanhope wrote:
:-)
Brian Chrisman wrote:
Austin Stanhope wrote:
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.
I have to admit that I am in general, a paranoid bastard... so I may
be overreacting.. :-)
-Brian
-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
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