I do penetration testing.....not users per say but all machines in the enterprise. I like NetRecon, but there are others out there....like SATAN for instance. Good thing about commercial products is the fact that it is more than just a port scanner....it goes in and tries to crack passwords on a local subnet, and really sort of emulates a cracker or a hacker's behavior. Here is another very generic piece of advice: if you use snmp, change the community name of the target device from PUBLIC to something else. Otherwise any ass with an snmp probe can sneak a peak at your genitals.
There are a bunch of really good, free web based penetration testing tools out there. I am, however, sometimes leery of those since you never know who's on the other end of that connection.....and because of that fact I hesitate to recommend.
-----Original Message----- From: IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com [mailto:IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com]On Behalf Of NetQuick Email Admin Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:49 PM To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMAIL and CABLE MODEM?
The references here about security on cable systems are a very good point. Just out of curiosity, how many of the users on this list scan their users to detect open/shared resources? We do this periodically and have helped our clients close up some dangerous and potentially disastrous security holes. Of course there is no substitute for having it done professionally by an unbiased third party.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hunt" <Chris@Peake.com> To: <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMAIL and CABLE MODEM?
> 1st: read your contract as most cable/DSL providers will not allow servers > on residential installs > > 2nd: You will need a static IP address (most likely will use DHCP or > server assigned IP) > > 3rd: Cable modem will be determined by in ISP > > 4th: Make sure your home PC/network is secure. see www.grc.com > > Chris > > > At 04:32 PM 7/21/00 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi everyone. > > Just a quick one for you all, I am looking at having a cable > > modem install > >at my home, and It would be nice if i could use Imail for home system as > >well, for me and freinds, family etc, but i at a bit of a loss, with how to > >make it work, what cable modem should I use - WOULD IT WORK?. > > > >Thanks > > > >Ryan Keen > >MCSE CNE > >UK Tech Support > >Science International > >ryan@science-int.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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