Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>
>>A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
>
>
> Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> some admin and software failures and therefore is a security measure.
>
I think,
you mean safety, no
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 11:01:27AM +0200, Yasar Arman wrote:
> Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> >
> >>A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
> >
> >
> > Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> > some admin and software fa
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> So is a tape backup a security measure? What about a UPS? Is ECC memory a
> security measure? I guess it's a security measure to buy rack mount servers
> from companies such as Dell rather than assembling your own white-box
> machines then. :-#
Ye
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> some admin and software failures and therefore is a security measure.
And to reply to myself:
Information Security - As defined by ISO-17799, information security is
characterize
Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You may want to check out the baseline security
> manual on even more (i.e. organisational) means.
Better forget that ridiculous paper.
VB.
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Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.bsi.bund.de/gshb/english/menue.htm
Better forget that ridiculous paper.
VB.
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Yes, a very sophisticated kind of definition.
But what about the small gap between theory and practice?
Now here we're discussing about 'real life'.
So I think security and availability represent to basic independend points of
discussion.
Security in a sense of preventing of bad impact from outsi
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 09:05:04AM -0700, Christian G. Warden wrote:
> we have the same problem with english.
>
> $ dict security
> 2 definitions found
>
> >From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
>
> Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf.
>
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 08:57:43PM +0200, Christian Storch wrote:
> Yes, a very sophisticated kind of definition.
> But what about the small gap between theory and practice?
In theory, it approximates the practice :)
> So I think security and availability represent to basic independend points of
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:07, Adam ENDRODI wrote:
> To stay on topic, I'm for keeping /usr and /usr/local read-only,
> because really nothing should update them except for a few
> programs under controlled circumstances (that's what makes
> the enforcment of this policy cheap). In addition, it might
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:07, Adam ENDRODI wrote:
> > To stay on topic, I'm for keeping /usr and /usr/local read-only,
> > because really nothing should update them except for a few
> > programs under controlled circumstances (that's what makes
> > the enfo
Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>
>>A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
>
>
> Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> some admin and software failures and therefore is a security measure.
>
I think,
you mean safety, not
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 11:01:27AM +0200, Yasar Arman wrote:
> Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> >
> >>A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
> >
> >
> > Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> > some admin and software fa
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> So is a tape backup a security measure? What about a UPS? Is ECC memory a
> security measure? I guess it's a security measure to buy rack mount servers
> from companies such as Dell rather than assembling your own white-box
> machines then. :-#
Ye
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> some admin and software failures and therefore is a security measure.
And to reply to myself:
Information Security - As defined by ISO-17799, information security is
characterize
Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You may want to check out the baseline security
> manual on even more (i.e. organisational) means.
Better forget that ridiculous paper.
VB.
--
X-Pie Software GmbH
Postfach 1540, 88334 Bad Waldsee
Phone +49-7524-996806 Fax +49-7524-996807
mailto:[EMAIL
Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.bsi.bund.de/gshb/english/menue.htm
Better forget that ridiculous paper.
VB.
--
X-Pie Software GmbH
Postfach 1540, 88334 Bad Waldsee
Phone +49-7524-996806 Fax +49-7524-996807
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.x-pie.de
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Yes, a very sophisticated kind of definition.
But what about the small gap between theory and practice?
Now here we're discussing about 'real life'.
So I think security and availability represent to basic independend points of
discussion.
Security in a sense of preventing of bad impact from outsi
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 09:05:04AM -0700, Christian G. Warden wrote:
> we have the same problem with english.
>
> $ dict security
> 2 definitions found
>
> >From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
>
> Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf.
>
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 08:57:43PM +0200, Christian Storch wrote:
> Yes, a very sophisticated kind of definition.
> But what about the small gap between theory and practice?
In theory, it approximates the practice :)
> So I think security and availability represent to basic independend points of
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:07, Adam ENDRODI wrote:
> To stay on topic, I'm for keeping /usr and /usr/local read-only,
> because really nothing should update them except for a few
> programs under controlled circumstances (that's what makes
> the enforcment of this policy cheap). In addition, it might
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:07, Adam ENDRODI wrote:
> > To stay on topic, I'm for keeping /usr and /usr/local read-only,
> > because really nothing should update them except for a few
> > programs under controlled circumstances (that's what makes
> > the enfo
On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 11:08:46PM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> > A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
>
> Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> some admin and software failures and therefore is a security
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 06:26:01PM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> And to reply to myself:
>
> Information Security - As defined by ISO-17799, information security is
> characterized as the preservation of:
>
> * Confidentiality - ensuring that information is accessible only to
> those
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