[huskerlug] Re: CERT Advisory

On Thursday 14 August 2003 09:13 am, you wrote:
> That was on Slashdot yesterday.  It's a horrible thing, but it
> kinda' makes me fell better though.  If GNU got hacked, then I
> don't feel as bad as I did about being hacked. Although theirs was
> probably a real hacker and mine was only a script-kiddy....

I know that cracking WinXX boxes is no trick at all  - 7th graders=20
have done it using scripts.  But, do you think a "script-kiddy" has=20
enough knowledge and ability to crack into a Linux distro, even with=20
'linux scripts'?   Say one running Shorewall with total stealth on=20
all ports vs. one with "standard" security that most distros=20
implement?
=2D=20
Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals
GrayGeek

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