Hello , everyone is "worried" about being hacked or if someone deface his website, and everyone try to avoid it what you should do is the maximum to protect your site this includes :
updating all of your packages installed on the system reading alot about securing linux i recommend ( securing and optimizing redhat linux ) it's a very good book that you can read and learn alot from . regarding the website protection it's a very tricky task as if you configure and secure your site at the best shape , a programmer might forget a little script he made or anything like that on the site that can lead to a site compromise , so you should 1st ) secure your server and 2nd ) talk to the programmers and increase their security awareness , . tools and books i recommend on : http://www.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/ http://www.webkreator.com/mod_security/download/ and after you configure and fix your site always remove the default documents and scripts from htdocs / cgi-bin / and think of using chroot ;-) if you want to test your application security after you are done securing it , try " Nikto " it's a very good tool .. link " http://www.cirt.net/code/nikto.shtml " Enjoy ;-) -----Original Message----- From: CreativeSell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Question for you all Hi All, Having just got off an awful php host, my partner and I have decided to get our own redhat server. However we are slightly apprhhensive about ebing hacked to pieces. we are keeping up to date with all bugtracks and security updates...what else can we do? Olly --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
