Date: 06 Jan 2003 09:13:58 -0600 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: OT: Insecure servers Message-ID: <87of6ub9ah.fsf_-_@pooh.honeypot.net> In-Reply-To: <200301060459.49500.bsdterm@HotPOP.com> References: <867A1824-2136-11D7-88BD-0003930DFD02@prodigy.net> <200301060459.49500.bsdterm@HotPOP.com>
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At 2003-01-06T10:59:49Z, "E.S." <bsdterm@HotPOP.com> writes: > Of course, "people who don't do enough to secure their systems deserve > what they get"... > > ...at least, that's what so many in the security field seem to say. > > It's a ridiculous statement, of course -- we don't say, "people who don't > do enough to secure their homes deserve what they get," do we? I'm a little undecided about that. If someone leaves for a weekend but leaves their doors unlocked (because dealing with locks is inconvenient), then yes, they probably get what they deserve. Similarly, if every news channel is carrying a story about a new device that cracks garage-door opener codes, and the only fix is to de-activate your opener, but you neglect to do so... -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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