How safe is Linux system

2003-07-03 Thread Vivek Kumar
Hi there, Cyber security organizations warned network administrators on Wednesday about a Web site hacking contest that appeared to be scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 6. Any thought on this as far as Linux systems are concerned. What are the few things we should take care of ? -- V Kumar

Re: How safe is Linux system

2003-07-03 Thread Mathias Gygax
On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 12:10:39PM -0400, Vivek Kumar wrote: Hi there, hi, Cyber security organizations warned network administrators on Wednesday about a Web site hacking contest that appeared to be scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 6. Any thought on this as far as Linux systems are

Re: How safe is Linux system

2003-07-03 Thread Don Werve
On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 12:10:39PM -0400, Vivek Kumar wrote: Any thought on this as far as Linux systems are concerned. What are the few things we should take care of ? Same things you should *always* be taking care of; making sure your system is patched, up-to-date, and not running