I'm unsure if it's 'your' server or a company that you work for, but if you don't know something, ignoring the problem doesn't constitute a solution and sure isn't a justifiable excuse.
And you don't need to be an expert at security to handle this, because there are experts that tell you how to do it for free, including the companies / organizations that build the software you run. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+to+secure+a+windows+server&meta= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=how+to+secure+a+SQL+server http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=how+to+secure+a+mysql+server http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=how+to+secure+an+apache+server http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=how+to+secure+an+IIS+server http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=how+to+secure+a+mail+server !k -----Original Message----- From: Don L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:10 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: OT - Box has been attacked by cowboy ..... >On the contrary, it's the only useful answer. If you have a known >vulnerability, you have to fix it. The answer may not be as simple as "put >up a firewall", but if someone from Texas was able to get to your database >server directly to change your schema, that indicates a clear problem. > >Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >http://www.figleaf.com/ > Here's the thing, if I were a security professional, would I be in a better position to attack and/or defend my machine or any machines for that matter? Given the opportunity cost, could any of us be all and being experts in all? A clear and difficult challenge. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:299128 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
