Date: 06 Nov 2001 10:53:50 +0000 From: Wayne Pascoe <wayne.pascoe@ehsrealtime.com> To: chia an <alan_qc@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how we can know? Message-ID: <86n120jhkx.fsf@pan.ehsrealtime.com> In-Reply-To: <20011106104612.20472.qmail@web13501.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20011106104612.20472.qmail@web13501.mail.yahoo.com>
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chia an <alan_qc@yahoo.com> writes: > hello; > is there any way to know if our machine with freebsd > operating system is secure from hacker?how can we > testing our machine if it is secure or not? Firstly, ensure that all relevant security patches have been applied. Check http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html to get more information on how to track these. Secondly, make sure that no unneeded services are running on the machine. If you don't need lpd, don't run it. Same goes for any other service. Lastly, keep a close eye on your logfiles, and if possible implement a firewall using ipfilter or ipfw. -- Wayne Pascoe <wayne.pascoe@ehsrealtime.com> Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. - Yeats To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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