How can you possibly think that security is a waste of time? Is this a
cynical statement along the lines of "I cannot expect to stop a
determined attacker anyways", or an statement along the lines of "nobody
would ever attack me anyways"? If the latter, please erase that thought
from your mind and proceed as if you'd never considered it. The vast
majority of those attacked never expected to be, and they are often the
victim of script kiddies and other automated attack vectors that just go
for whatever victims are available.
Regards,
Richard M. Conlan
J.A. wrote:
Should I change my password?
My root password is a small word. I don't know if this makes any
difference or is appropriate but when I type in the command "users", it
will list the same user 3 to 7 times. Other weird stuff has happened
like my clock changing to way different times. Also there is a user rpc
pointing to /sbin/portmap and a user 1000 which I did not create.
If I have been cracked into I would never know probably. Also the reason
why I am bringing this to your attention is because I am backing up some
sensitive code with encryption to yahoo.com and hotmail.com email
accounts. I have dialup and I can email up to 10MB.
I have a separate gateway/firewall (in.thesame.net) but I forgot the
user name and password. It was setup with openna.com security procedures
about four years ago. Also I am thinking that security is a waste of
time but I would like to back up my sensitive code in a secure fashion.
Yours,
JAson
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