At 12:25 PM -0500 5/5/02, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
>Ed Wilts writes:
>>One of the first things you need to look at is why you were hacked for the
>>3rd time. Once I can understand, but after that your system should have
>>been so tight and your procedures enhanced such that there is likely no 2nd
> >time, and definitely no 3rd time.
>>
>...snip...
>The first time I was hacked it was on a remote box I was leasing. I
>discontinued the lease on it. The hacker then found my home system
>and got into
>my 6.1 box. I then wiped it clean and did a fresh install of 6.2, which he
>immediately hacked. Thanks to the good folks at the Rule Project I just
>installed 7.2 on it. This time I emailed the root password to the hacker.
>Might as well save him some effort.
>
>You're right. I'm a RH Linux end user, not a geek. I don't have the
>tools/experience to track him down, find out how he got in, and plug
>the holes.
>I just install what Red Hat sends and hope it works.
New word: "Firewall". Get one.
I recommend the appliance variety, rather than using firewall
software(*).
Patrick Beart
(*) Mensa members and other hair-splitters: "appliance" = firewall
software installed in separate computer/device box. "Software" =
firewall software installed in the same box as other services.
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