not by any stretch of my imagination can i equate RAPE with DEFACEMENT. quoting WC: "We are limited by law to only protecting and defending the site. It is much like fending off attacks with just one hand. We can only defend."
it's no different with sysads around the world. that's just about we can practically do: DEFEND. that's why it's VERY important to secure your systems like hell. best offense is great defense, then just pray an 0day vuln+sploit won't come your way... not being able to pursue a case against the attacker is NOT the major issue. how the machine was compromised and their recovery procedure IS, and Mr. Chua should focus on that instead. quoting WC: "So, if a hacker in another country starts using brute-force password cracking techniques on your login page, what can you do?" implement an image dode confirmation/validation system on sensitive login pages to discourage brute-force. it's been the norm for over 2 years now. just my 0.2 cents. dan > > On "Defacements and gang rape" by Wilson Chua > > http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=4679 > > > > Am I just being too critical or is the author going overboard here? > > > > I feel like the author is being overly defensive about not properly > > taking the appropriate steps to defend their website. > > > > Compare what happened to them with gang rape is just stretching it, > > IMHO. > > -- > teejay teodoro > teejay[at]gmail[dot]com > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
