Re: Common Unix Security Risks - Your help please!

From: Alan Coopersmith (alanc_at_alum.calberkeley.org)
Date: 06/09/04

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    b.u.watkins@gmx.co.uk (Ben Watkins) writes in comp.security.unix:
    |What, in your minds, are the most common (top five) and potentially
    |most exploitable security risks that you see in Unix/Linux
    |deployments?

    Ignorance, laziness, human error, incorrect assumptions, communications
    breakdowns. 

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