=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Security Tips January 22, 2003
Practical advice for Solaris systems administrators More Security Tips: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax286832,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ **** Sign up to receive Solaris Security tips every other week! **** Welcome to SearchSolaris.com's "Solaris Security Tips" e-mail newsletter. If you'd like to continue receiving this free newsletter in your inbox every other Wednesday, follow the simple directions below. >> Signing up is easy. All you have to do is click the following link, log in, and select "Solaris Security Tips" on the list of e-mail preferences: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/login/1,289498,sid12,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - USB: The new virus infection pathway - To chroot or not to chroot - Securing Solaris-based Web services 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Administrator Tip: Separate root history files - Sign up for our "Expert Tips of the Week" newsletter! - Featured Topic: Managing users, permissions and roles ____________________________________________________________________ ******** Submit a Solaris tip and you could win a free TV! ********* This month, in recognition of the Solaris Administrator or Security tip that receives the highest user rating, SearchSolaris.com will give away a free 13-inch color television w/remote. SearchSolaris.com is always looking for the best Solaris related tips. So submit your tip today to become eligible to win the free gift. The winners will be announced at the beginning of February. (Note: Winners outside of the continental U.S. will receive a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com in place of the television.) >> To submit your Solaris Tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid12,00.html >> To read some previously submitted Solaris tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USB: The new virus infection pathway | by James Michael Stewart We've known for a long time that viruses will use any and every possible communication pathway to gain access to a computer system. To aid in preventing infections we've deployed scanning software to scan local hard drives, network transmissions and even e-mail. However, there may be a new means of transference that is easily overlooked. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci875450,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- To chroot or not to chroot | by John Stewart and Dave Kensiski Security experts discuss what chroot is and why it's important to the security of your systems. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci846509,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Securing Solaris-based Web services | by Gary Smith In this 12-part tip Unix expert Gary Smith breaks down the process of building and maintaining a highly secure Web services architecture on the Solaris platform. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci856692,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Separate root history files When there are multiple administrators of a system, it's very difficult to determine which admin made changes when the root's history file is the same no matter which user su'd to root. If you put the code included here into a kshrc file, each admin that su's into root will have their own root history file. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci874117,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/281849 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Sign up for our "Expert Tips of the Week" newsletter! Our new Expert Tips of the Week e-mail provides you with direct access to some of the most prominent Sun/Solaris users in the IT industry. They're here to provide tips and suggestions on a range of Solaris topics in every new edition! You can ask a question of your own, or learn from the advice these experts give your peers. >> To sign up, click the following link, log in and update your preferences: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/login/1,289498,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Managing users, permissions and roles At SearchSolaris.com we've got a lot of technical advice on managing users, permissions and roles in Solaris networks. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci787765,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::: SEARCHSOLARIS.COM CONTACTS :::::::::::::::::: MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your article ideas, site comments and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MATT PELINO (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. 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