Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:11:21 -0500 From: "John Anthony Kazos Jr." <jkazos@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I've been hacked! Message-ID: <v04011706b2f5297273cc@[198.82.109.110]> In-Reply-To: <19990221011521.7175.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> References: <19990220181518.A7FF31183F@hub.freebsd.org> of Sat, 20 Feb 1999 16:15:15 -0200 <199902201754.MAA18691@hyperhost.net> <19990220181518.A7FF31183F@hub.freebsd.org>
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An extremely cynical view, but one that's unfortunately applicable, correct, and heeded by the wisest. *sigh* >That's not a cut and dried conclusion. There are plenty of >cases of would-be crackers developing revenge obsessions against >people who retaliate. Unless you're willing to cope with this >and have the time and other resources needed to manage it, you >may find it a better option simply to concentrate on ensuring >that your machines are as secure as possible. This will most >likely encourage the cracker to look for an easier target. >After all, for most crackers, the number of failures is so high >that another one is not a big deal. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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