Re: Domain security and dial-up
From: Linda (0203_at_comcast.net)
Date: 05/01/03
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:36:26 -0600
Thanks Stephen,
I am not as concerned about a virus on a client even though I know they can
be spread throughout the network and cause havoc that way, and I know that a
dial-up receives a new IP address each time it connects. There will be a
virus scan product in use on the clients.
My concern is more with .. If someone stumbles upon (yeah . a hacker) the
dial-up connection is there an ' open door' to the server? So say one of
the client computers is on the Internet and they forget to close their email
when done. The connection could last several hours. So say they also have a
mapped drive to the server and no firewall. Is the server venerable to
attack? Could someone copy, delete or corrupt data?
Sorry, I did not mention that NTFS is not a possibility on the client
machines as they are Win 98 and are not due to be upgraded at this time.
NTFS would make it much more secure.
Linda
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:4C0sa.684062$L1.198430@sccrnsc02...
> Access to the internet is always a concern. Dial up is a bit
less,
> because of not being the 24/7 high speed link that hackers love. That said
> the usual precautions are in order. The internet computers should have a
> personal firewalls on them that are configured to control access to
inbound
> and outbound traffic. All computers need to have virus protection that is
> kept up to date as far as virus definitions are concerned, with regular
> virus scans scheduled. The virus protection needs to scan inbound and
> outbound emails. Emails attachments are probably going to be one of your
> greates risks for virus attacks. Be sure to set up shares to have minimum
> ntfs permissions needed by the users to do their job. --- Steve
>
> "Linda" <0203@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:X3Zra.729$Mj1.120444@news.uswest.net...
> > I am getting ready to install a Win 2000 server and move the existing
> > workgroup clients to domain clients. Several, 3 of the 6, existing
> clients
> > have Internet access through their modems to the Internet for email and
> > surfing. Is this modem access a security concern?
> > The clients will have a mapped drive to the server for a shared data
> > application.
> > The server will not have Internet access at this time.
> > I am not sure at this point if the clients will have their drives shared
> to
> > the network although I know that the printers on the clients are shared
> and
> > will be when they are moved to the domain.
> > I plan to use only the TCP protocol and remove all others.
> > Will the clients dialing-in to the Internet through their ISP create a
> > security hole where someone could access or destroy information on the
> > server?
> > Thank you for any information you can supply,
> > Linda
> >
> >
>
>
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