One good security measure is to change the port number. First the hacker has to find your port then they have to crack the password (obviously don't use the standard password). Of course that assumes you want to connect remotely over the internet (why???). Otherwise just block the port on your firewall.
Les Kent A. Reed wrote: > I tip my hat to you for the nice work you've been doing, Andrew. Sweet. > > This last bit of your message, however, brings home how important it is > that we all practice "safe connections" (ala "safe sex"). It's chilling > to think of a hacker turning on a real machine. It seems to me one can > never be too paranoid with any machinery that (1) can cause physical > damage or personal injury, (2) allows for the possibility of remote > control and (3) connects to the Internet so any scumbag can try his hand > at it. > > I'm not suggesting you personally don't know the drill, Andrew, but a > number of messages on this list suggest that some of our users are > Unix/Linux neophytes. Please, people, please be sure your systems are > "locked down". There are plenty of books and websites providing chapter > and verse about good system security practices. > Read...understand...implement...maintain. > > I know I sound like a dotty maiden aunt about this, but from almost the > moment my former place of employment went online we saw frequent > break-in attempts by people who were obviously trying just because they > could---there certainly wasn't any pot of gold lying in wait behind the > firewall. > > If you think our EMC2 work is too arcane for black-hat hackers to bother > with, just remember we're posted all over the net (this list, the Wiki, > SourceForge, YouTube, CNCZone, etc.) so there are plenty of interesting > hints of potential targets for those who are so inclined. > > One of my grandmother's favorite aphorisms was "An ounce of prevention > is worth a pound of cure." > > Regards, > Kent > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It is the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
