Re: FPT Server Security
From: alan (alan@alan.alan)
Date: 03/26/03
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From: "alan" <alan@alan.alan> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 23:12:27 GMT
First off ZoneAlarm will not stop detection of an open FTP port.
so the best he can do here, is to use a non-standard FTP port to
keep it at least a little out of harm's way.
The best thing he can do for security is
1) use a good FTP program.
one in which he can set the permissions of users
and determine which drives and folders the can access
so he must carefully read the documentation of the program
2) understand that in all probability his biggest risk is not from
some outside hacker,
but from something stupid one of his friends might do,
thus the above configuration is very important.
ie: it makes no sense to allow users to make changes to your
system files
3) use strong passwords (include numbers and upper case)
there's of course more, but for the average user the above should
provide safe enough computing for your friend.
A
"WyldeRover" <WyldeRover@SeaWolf.Net> wrote in message
news:J34ga.19477$jA2.1747412@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> I have a friend who has set up a FTP site for his friends. I'm one of
those
> friends and I'm looking at this thing and saying! It doesn't look very
> secure!
>
> It has a password! I can't write to it or anything like that and that's
> good! I can read and move around the pages OK. But you know it doesn't
look
> safe to me. I don't like the idea of "Being in his files like I am" If
feels
> like a LAN where you have "Share" set to the files. Not sure how safe that
> is!
>
> I told him to get ZoneAlarm and he did! Should he have anything else! What
> should we look out for? Anything you folks can tell me would help. I like
> the guy and I want to help him stay safe on the net! I've heard of Port
and
> IP scanners where people look for open things to get into. I think
ZoneAlarm
> covers most everything, am I right?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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