Re: Common Unix Security Risks - Your help please!

From: Bodo Eggert (7eggert_at_fsmtpd.7eggert.dyndns.org)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 20:35:44 +0200

Ben Watkins <b.u.watkins@gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> What, in your minds, are the most common (top five) and potentially
> most exploitable security risks that you see in Unix/Linux
> deployments?

(L)Users (and their passwords). 

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