On 8/11/2010, at 9:01pm, Kyle Bader wrote: >> Nothing here to steal, unless hacks can jump >> an air gap firewall....(ha ha).... > > Sorry to go off on a tangent but I couldn't help pointing out a common > misconception: you don't need to worry about security because you > assume you don't have anything worth protecting. A machine with > internet access alone is an asset that many adversaries would be happy > to abuse.
James doesn't actually say where he's located, but assuming he's in a similar situation to most of us: I understood that unix boxes with only a domestic broadband internet connection were now considered extremely low-value to hackers. If one only needs a compromised box with a domestic broadband internet connection then one can seed dodgy movie files on Rapidshare or whatever, and obtain multiple compromised Windows boxes far more easily than a single Linux box. I would imagine that there are plenty of poorly configured rented servers and virtual hosts in datacentres, on the other hand, which would be far more attractive. Stroller.
