Re: Demon redeem themselves ...

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From: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 00:00

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Bruce Horrocks <bh@granby.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>> For anyone considering an NDU account, the basic facts and first
>> impressions ...
>[snip]

>Thanks for sharing this with us. The only extra recommendation that I would
>make to anyone else considering such a thing is to include a firewall as well.

How real are the risks? Given that a hacker would have no knowledge of our
internal IP addresses, nor any of the filenames, folder structures, etc,
where would they start? Does anyone know of any documented cases of hacking
into an NDU account?

We do have sensitive data on our machines, so security is a concern if the
risks are significant. OTOH, if the risks are extremely low, then I'd
rather avoid the hassle of restructuring the network - especially as there
is no central server.

Ben
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From: ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk (Ben Lovejoy)
Subject: Re: Demon redeem themselves ...
Date: 1997/12/30
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