From: Nigel Hay (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2003 - 11:57:26 PST
According to the hackers sites (who list who has been hacked by who) it
wasn't running on Linux or windows but an OS called FreeBSD which I am not
familiar with.
But regardelss of what technical platform, I am sure we we all want to see
the MVPA site up and running again. Bloody hackers!
NIGE
----- Original Message -----
From: "TARogue" <tom@tarogue.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] MVPA attacked again
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Paul A. Thomas wrote:
>
> > Based upon guess work only, I would think the MVPA would have hired a
> > hosting site, whose job it would be to stop the attacks, not the staff
at
> > the MVPA. How many of us, even in the field of computers, are expert at
> > hardening a web server? Especially if it's based on Windows, which a
home
> > remedy probably would be.
> >
> Why would a home web server be Windows? Linux is readily available at
> Staples and has everything you need to harden the system right there. MS
> demands you spend many $100's to do what Linux lets you do for "free."
>
> That being said: a firewall dsl or cable router can be had for only
> minimal dollars, then just keeping up with the patches as released by MS
> and keeping "extra" software off the machine should keep you as secure
> as you need.
>
> Of course, again, all of this is based on *no* first-hand knowledge of
> the situation.
>
> But at least my M-37 is running again!
>
> --
> TARogue (Linux user number 234357)
> "There is no right to fair use." -- Preston Padden, head of government
> relations for Walt Disney Corp.
>
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