On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 11:01:15PM +0200, Jan Vroonhof wrote: > localhost still have access). I think you are more or less safe as > long as you don't do stupid things with xhosts.
xhost + anyone? > > (6) I'd like to be able to respond to a port scan attempt in real-time, > > and possibly stop it altogether. > > What programs are available in debian to do this ? > I don't think there is much you can do about it, at least not quickly. > port scans are so common that a lot of people think it isn't worth the > hassle. Have a look arond securityfocus.com - there are several tools which will automatically blackhole based on various rules. > > Thanks for reading the email (if you made it this far!). I definitely > > intend to take security of my system more seriously from now. > I know the feeling. The first time I connect our lap-top to the > network at my girl-friends work I got portscanned after 15 minutes or > so. It is scary. Speaking of which, does anyone have recommendations for logfile scanners? -- Mark Brown mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trying to avoid grumpiness) http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~broonie/ EUFS http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/filmsoc/
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