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Re: Demon redeem themselves ...

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From: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 00:00
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filter@firthcom.demon.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

>> Can you give me an idea of how a hacker might attack an NDU network?

>Because they can. Most hacking seems to be a matter of curiosity

Sure, but I mean how they would go about it? I'm unclear as to where the
risk lies. What do they do - try to telnet to an IP address or what?

>However, security on Mac networks is usually dreadful, with users
>choosing to share volumes at random and often without passwords. 

All our volumes are password-protected.

Ben

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