Assuming she only dials out, having a modem on her desktop is not really that big a security risk. I would simply lock down her desktop (using NT workstation or 2000) so she cannot install any software or configure the hardware.
At 07:45 AM 6/10/2002 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >linux is a good bet, all you have to do is open the right ports via your >firewall which should not take you that long. I would suggest you go for >the linux solutions >Ziggy > > > > > > > > I think I've got my internet connection security coming together, > > but > > I'm worried about a potential back door. I have one worker who > > absolutely has to have a modem to contact the legacy system our > > billing service uses. What bothers me is that someone might get > > clever and use a war dialer to find this number and try and hack their > > way around my secure gateway. I'd like to make this more difficult or > > at least have some way to contain the damage. Does anyone have any > > ideas? I thought of possibly putting a linux box configured as a > > firewall between her and the rest of the network, but I'd have to have > > alot of ports open to allow all the services she'll need so I don't > > know if that would even help much. > > > >----------------------------------------- >This email was sent using One2Net ING WebMail. > "One2Net, A Network Of People & Technology" >http://one2net.co.ug/
