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Re: [PLUG] portmap and other things
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On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 09:08:34AM -0500, Rebecca Ore wrote:
> For a lot of people who are running RedHat who aren't sophisticated
> admins, PortSentry appears to be useful. Most of the probes are from
> compromised boxes running automated scripts, not from individuals
> actively going after a specific box. Most of the compromised boxes
> have been RedHat 6.2 or older installs, with maybe an occasional other
> commercial Linux.
I guess.
The solution for those people is not to hide from the problem, but
to learn a bit about their system and implement some real security.
All IM(ns)HO, of course.
~ g r @ eclipsed.net
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