Re: [Fedora] Seeing input on Securing the Linux system from intrusions and attacks.

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Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:35:07 +0800
> Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> You forgot one very important item.
>>
>> Whatever you do, don't be paranoid...unless someone is really out to get you.
> 
> All you need to do is leave an unsecured box hooked up to the internet
> for 5 or 10 minutes to discover that someone really is out to get you :-).

It was more than a year ago when I attempted to install a Windows 2000
system directly connected to the internet.  In fact, before the system was
fully updated with security patches it had been compromised.  I didn't time
it, but it certainly was less than 30 minutes.

As an experiment I did the same thing with a RHELv4 system, configuring with
a firewall and selinux turned off.  I didn't have a network scanner set up
so I don't know if anyone tried to break in....but after more than 6 hrs in
this configuration the system was not compromised.  I didn't do any stupid
things like make the root password abc123 or password.

Of course, I didn't leave the RHELv4 in that condition....


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