Pointers solicited

From: Dorsai (dorsai_at_mail.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:42:51 -0500

I'm (obviously) new to the computer security deal, and was hoping someone
would be kind enough to point me toward some decent reference materials on
day-to-day computer security operations. I'm looking for things like:

* At what point does port scanning become 'hostile'?
* Is there any _legitimate_ reason to try and get a list of cgi scripts?
* What is a good 'tolerance level' for security (ie, one scan free, then
complain? Zero tolerance? Other?)
* Any automated tools (Linux/Windows) to go with the above?

Any help would be appreciated; I want to try and get this right without
bashing my head against the wall (can't stand the soft, squishy sound it
makes)... 

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