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Posted by coderman on May 22

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Daniel Sichel <daniels_at_ponderosatel.com> wrote:
> My management here wants to put a server on our LAN, not administered by us
> ...

all of the responses to this are retarded.

tell him to setup a server. dare him. double dog dare!

when it...


Posted by Garrett M. Groff on May 22

Appeal to them with language that they understand. Since they don't seem to
be as technical as you are, appeal to them with a financial and/or legal
liability argument. Managers understand liability and the bottom line.

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Sichel
To:...


Posted by rPath Update Announcements on May 22

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0174-1
Published: 2008-05-22
Products:
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
...


Posted by rPath Update Announcements on May 22

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0175-1
Published: 2008-05-22
Products:
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
...


Posted by Devin Carraway on May 22

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-1586-1 security_at_debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Devin Carraway
May 22, 2008 ...


Posted by Kurt Dillard on May 22

If your team isn't going to be managing this server who is?

Ask him this: would it be ok for your penpal from Russia to bring his family over and move into your boss' spare bedroom for a few months until they find their own place? Come on, it will be fine, you've been trading emails with this...


Posted by Paul Schmehl on May 22

--On Thursday, May 22, 2008 09:51:01 -0700 Daniel Sichel
<daniels_at_Ponderosatel.com> wrote:

>
>
> My management here wants to put a server on our LAN, not administered by us
> (the IT department) and use a share on it to serve files and data to our
>...


Posted by Hoss Cartwright on May 22

adam, hoss and lil joe (and ben)
say yeeha! lets pown your ponderosa!
;)


Posted by Valdis.Kletnieks_at_vt.edu on May 22

On Thu, 22 May 2008 09:51:01 PDT, Daniel Sichel said:

> bad idea to drive on the left hand side of the road. It's just so basic
> it's not documented anywhere. So, please help me explain why netbios and
> file shares on machines not within your network are bad ideas.

Ask him if he...


Posted by Daniel Sichel on May 22

My management here wants to put a server on our LAN, not administered by
us (the IT department) and use a share on it to serve files and data to
our workstations. They do not understand why having a server with a
file share that is NOT part of our secure infrastructure represents a
threat to...


Posted by Mark Crowther on May 22

Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
CVE Number: CVE-2008-2333

Vulnerability Type / Importance: Cross-Site Scripting (Reflected) /
Medium

Problem Discovered 24 April 2008
Vendor Contacted 24 April 2008
Advisory Published 22 May 2008

Abstract
The Barracuda...


Posted by Asterisk Security Team on May 22

               Asterisk Project Security Advisory - AST-2008-007

   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Product | Asterisk...


Posted by FistFuXXer on May 22


Posted by mutiny on May 22

Dumb and outlandish statements like these are why you are not
responsible for any networks, outside your own (if even).
n3td3v wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:05 PM, mutiny <mutiny_at_kevinbeardsucks.com> wrote:
>
>> A rootkit for Cisco will not damage anything,...


Posted by mutiny on May 21

Miss Wallace:
Why does "n3td3v" hate network security enthusiasts?
Why is "n3td3v" being so disruptive?

A rootkit for Cisco will not damage anything, Cisco has even shown
interest in the development. A rootkit for Cisco will cause Cisco to
look into the issue more...

  2008-05-23 06:10:24