On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 03:25:21PM -0400, Andrew MacKenzie wrote: > +++ Thomas Ribbrock [RedHat] [Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:12:33PM +0200]: [...] > > *prevent* an attack, or am I missing something here? So, the main (only?) > > use would be to serve as a warning system a la "This system probably has > > been hacked!", right?
> Don't knock it. *Knowing* whether you may or may not have been hacked is > half the battle. It wasn't my intention to knock it, but with several folks new to security questions (not that I'd dare to call myself an "old hand", mind you) on the list, I think it's important to show what's doing what. I felt this was a bit muddy in some messages. > What good is updating and maintaining security if you were > compromised three months ago and didn't know it? Tripwire and monitoring > your log files are good habits. Be vigilant. Very true indeed. Cheerio, Thomas -- http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html ...'cause only lusers quote signatures! Thomas Ribbrock | http://www.ribbrock.org | ICQ#: 15839919 "You have to live on the edge of reality - to make your dreams come true!" -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
