Thanks. I'll check into this stuff.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/26/2014 1:26 PM, SwissPace wrote:
> There will be others who can add more
>
> I wouldn't be too worried though in such an environment especially as
> you are behind a firewall and you are running AV on your windows
> machines but I would make sure that the only accounts that can login are
> yours and your wifes ( set all others for nologin) with sensible
> passwords and also make sure that any default passwords for any
> installed software are changed, this I think however this is pretty much
> standard in a linux install these days.
>
> after a fresh install or on a system that you know is ok you can run
> something like rkhunter- root kit hunter so take a snap of the files and
> then schedule it to run daily to check for differences or maldet malware
> detect etc.
>
> Then you can install an anti virus such as one of these
> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/free-linux-antivirus-programs/
>
> I found our exploit by detective means but when testing afterwards
> clamav flagged up some of the problem code.
>
> And for those who think linux is invicible
> <http://www.exploit-db.com/platform/?p=linux&pg=19> however I don't want
> to cause mass panic and our hack was caused by a distraction during
> testing while I was Ill and overworked and pushed to deliver something
> that was known to be risky. Its much easier to attack systems than
> defend them however common sense is your best ally
>
> IanW
>
>
>
>
>
> On 26/02/14 17:56, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>> How is the Linux machine vulnerable across the LAN and how can I
>> mitigate it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>>
>
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