I do penetration testing.....not users per say but all machines in the
enterprise. I like NetRecon, but there are others out there....like SATAN
for instance. Good thing about commercial products is the fact that it is
more than just a port scanner....it goes in and tries to crack passwords on
a local subnet, and really sort of emulates a cracker or a hacker's
behavior. Here is another very generic piece of advice: if you use snmp,
change the community name of the target device from PUBLIC to something
else. Otherwise any ass with an snmp probe can sneak a peak at your
genitals.
There are a bunch of really good, free web based penetration testing tools
out there. I am, however, sometimes leery of those since you never know
who's on the other end of that connection.....and because of that fact I
hesitate to recommend.
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Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:49 PM
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The references here about security on cable systems are a very good point.
Just out of curiosity, how many of the users on this list scan their users
to detect open/shared resources? We do this periodically and have helped
our clients close up some dangerous and potentially disastrous security
holes. Of course there is no substitute for having it done professionally
by an unbiased third party.
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From: "Chris Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMAIL and CABLE MODEM?
> 1st: read your contract as most cable/DSL providers will not allow
servers
> on residential installs
>
> 2nd: You will need a static IP address (most likely will use DHCP or
> server assigned IP)
>
> 3rd: Cable modem will be determined by in ISP
>
> 4th: Make sure your home PC/network is secure. see www.grc.com
>
> Chris
>
>
> At 04:32 PM 7/21/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone.
> > Just a quick one for you all, I am looking at having a cable
> > modem install
> >at my home, and It would be nice if i could use Imail for home system as
> >well, for me and freinds, family etc, but i at a bit of a loss, with how
to
> >make it work, what cable modem should I use - WOULD IT WORK?.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Ryan Keen
> >MCSE CNE
> >UK Tech Support
> >Science International
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