Its much easier when you have 2 servers to do something like that. Now try
200. It becomes a bigger issue. I always patch as soon as the newest patch
becomes available. But security is my priority and my job. Some
administrators are required to do just about everything at their place of
business.
Also sometimes when you install software, or even things that appear as
updates, they overwrite your patches. And you then need to reapply those
patches, but sometimes things like that go unnoticed. Also a firewall will
not always protect you, specifically if your running on know ports like 80
and the can attack on port 80. Just like Nimda. So by all means don't
think you out of the woods....This is Microsoft, what part of the jungle do
you want to start in today... ;)
Congratulations on not being infected, thats really great. You've done a
good job so far!
Aaron Caviglia
VanTech.Net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Archer Koch (Win & Ware)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:26 PM
Subject: [imail] Nimda worm -- for what it's worth...
> I'm running BlackICE Defender Firewall 2.5co Server Version on two
> Windows 2000 Servers. This product did/has done a stellar job of
> defending against the Code Rode worm -- even before I had gotten the
> necessary IIS 5 patches installed. Likewise, it has completely warded
> off the Nimda worm, and these servers' performance has been remarkably
> stable. I'm not professing to be an authority on firewalls and/or
> security by any stretch of the imagination -- on the contrary. In fact,
> (no offense intended by any means) I'm puzzled as to why so many
> administrators don't have adequate defenses in place. And why are their
> severs still not patched -- especially in the wake of Code Red?
>
> I'm sorry for straying off the already off-topic topic, but I see so
> many people working so hard to deal with these issues and I'm wondering
> why a novice admin, like myself, is not having to deal with all these
> complications. Again, my intentions are innocent and I certainly don't
> mean to offend anyone. I'm simply looking to understand. Thanks for
> your feedback.
>
> Archer
>
>
>
>
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