On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:27:57 -0700, you wrote:
>On 29 Jul 2006 at 21:12, Hugh Gundersen wrote:
>
>> No risk if you set it up right.
>
>Nonsense, there are risks with EVERY internet facing service that you have
>open to the public. You can manage those risks, by having appropriate
>controls in place, but to say there is no risk, is just plain silly.
Can you re read your quote as above please.
>
>If you have separate machine running in a dmz, then that reduces the risk to
>the main office network. We have a good enterprise class router at this site
>that would allow setting this up to be a breeze, however we don't have any
>physical space into which to put another computer.
>
>
>> would not necessarily be networked to the main system so it would be
>> totally independent as would an outside $$$$$$ one.
So pass the buck if you want to pay. Ok so I am not the pentagon or
the bank of England and it's a risk crossing the road but you asked
about FTP servers and I gave you my 2c worth so please don't start an
argument over my comments that are meant to help. If you don't like
the advice don't take it or don't ask.
>
>Exactly, the security and updates can be handled by someone else... I've got
>enough on my plate on a daily basis.
>
>> Paranoia again.
>
>No realism, I've had to cleanup many networks after a hacker broke in via the
>ftp server (of both the unix and windows variety)
That is what you are paid for. However many if not all ISP that offer
web site space use FTP servers for uploading and they don't panic!
Consider how many ISP use this FTP service and how many people take
advantage of it and say 10% are hackers -- why aren't there more
hacked FTP servers? If FTP is so terrible then go direct to WS-FTP
and ask them for an answer - as EXPERTS I would think they can give
you a more definitive answer.
>--
>Harondel J. Sibble
>Sibble Computer Consulting
Hugh
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