Re: Hacker

In article <esE32khDIHA.1168@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
qbernard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
yes - more IIS FTP are subjected for break in, but that's NOT because of the
product.
the issue is the element between the monitor and the chair.

While I somewhat agree with your post, there are MANY people/bots
targeting MS FTP, and all it takes is a simple exploit to be found for
the "element between the monitor and the chair" to be rendered useless.

With the types of 'attempts' that I see daily on our FTP servers (and
clients), they are all directed at MS exploits and security holes.

anything product without proper configuration is subjected to attacks as
well.

Yes, but, the real difference is that MS FTP by default is easy to hack
and has always been that way. Most third party Public Facing services
are not defaulted that way.

Yes, it's completely true that config makes all the difference, but, to
default to open vs secure is the mistake that is common in MS products.

I would love it if something like Vista (and Server 2008) abandoned the
idea that it has to be compatible with older versions/software and was
completely designed to be secure from the starting install.

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