Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:13:41 -0800 (PST) From: "Seagull" <seagull@aracnet.com> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: So long and thanks for all the fish [telnet vs ssh] Message-ID: <200203231813.g2NIDfF21866@shell1.aracnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20020323025138.G59417-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> from "Peter Leftwich" at Mar 23, 2002 03:06:17 AM
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> Long story short. Workplaces that use *hubs* for their LAN are icky and
> promiscuous. They pimp out your ehternet adapter ("NIC"). Workplaces that
> use *switches* are loverly. Security is your buhhhhh-dee.
But don't be lulled into a false sense of security in a switched
environment. There's nothing to prevent someone from attaching a hub in
an unsuspecting cow-orker's office and sniffing from there. A lot of
companies hide network drops under desks, behind furniture, etc. for
asthetic reasons. It's real easy to hide a hub and a network cable without
anyone ever knowing. And in some of the offices I've seen, you could
probably hide a working laptop for a couple of days, too.
Use as much security as your business conditions allow.
Cheers,
John
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