Re: FPT Server Security

From: zippller (nospam@thankyou.com)
Date: 03/27/03 

From: "zippller" <nospam@thankyou.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:29:48 GMT

"alan" <alan@alan.alan> wrote in message
news:vn5ga.57082$wW.5540391@news2.telusplanet.net...
> First off ZoneAlarm will not stop detection of an open FTP port.
> so the best he can do here, is to use a non-standard FTP port to
> keep it at least a little out of harm's way.
>
> The best thing he can do for security is
> 1) use a good FTP program.
> one in which he can set the permissions of users
> and determine which drives and folders the can access
> so he must carefully read the documentation of the program
> 2) understand that in all probability his biggest risk is not from
> some outside hacker,
> but from something stupid one of his friends might do,
> thus the above configuration is very important.
> ie: it makes no sense to allow users to make changes to your
> system files
> 3) use strong passwords (include numbers and upper case)
>
> there's of course more, but for the average user the above should
> provide safe enough computing for your friend.
> A
>
> "WyldeRover" <WyldeRover@SeaWolf.Net> wrote in message
> news:J34ga.19477$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!
> >
> >
>
> This link will provide some basic steps in securing your home PC and
network; http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/

Within www.cert.org you will find other tips your friend may find helpful.

Ian

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