Comments on: I Suck at Security http://www.exubero.com/joe/2009/01/i-suck-at-security/ Follically Challenged in a Hirsute World Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.exubero.com/joe/2009/01/i-suck-at-security/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Joe Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:58:45 +0000 http://www.exubero.com/joe/?p=228#comment-24 Hi Hugh. Good point, well made! Strangely enough, when I wrote this I actually tried to re-read it through my "Hugh Filter" (i.e. what would Hugh think of this?). I obviously need to upgrade my filter :-) I've already disabled remote access to the computer in question, and I'm fairly certain there are no bugs left behind. I had a suspicion, based upon what the intruders did, that it was probably some kids fooling around, but I obviously don't really know. (No, I didn't run nmap on the ip address). I have removed the remote details from the post, though. Thanks for checking! Hi Hugh. Good point, well made! Strangely enough, when I wrote this I actually tried to re-read it through my “Hugh Filter” (i.e. what would Hugh think of this?). I obviously need to upgrade my filter :-)

I’ve already disabled remote access to the computer in question, and I’m fairly certain there are no bugs left behind. I had a suspicion, based upon what the intruders did, that it was probably some kids fooling around, but I obviously don’t really know. (No, I didn’t run nmap on the ip address). I have removed the remote details from the post, though. Thanks for checking!

]]> By: Hugh http://www.exubero.com/joe/2009/01/i-suck-at-security/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Hugh Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:54:47 +0000 http://www.exubero.com/joe/?p=228#comment-23 Laying yourself wide open Joe - you might as well have just put a sign up saying hack me here. Giving the IP address means that a better hacker can get into the machine that targeted you (as it is unlikely to be the hackers actual location) check its logs, find you and do the job properly as you have generously told them what software you are running. Laying yourself wide open Joe – you might as well have just put a sign up saying hack me here. Giving the IP address means that a better hacker can get into the machine that targeted you (as it is unlikely to be the hackers actual location) check its logs, find you and do the job properly as you have generously told them what software you are running.

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