15 Mar
2007
15 Mar
'07
9:51 a.m.
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
Yeah, and I just ran a Nessus scan against a web server at work,
and it recommended that I close port 80 because it's a potential
security risk. The only way the data on a machine is 100% secure is
if the machine is disconnected from the network, powered off, and
sitting in a closet. If one requires more usefulness than that
configuration provides, there is going to be some element of risk.
There's just no way around it.
"It is easy to run a secure computer system. You merely have to
disconnect all dial-up [network] connections and permit only
direct-wired terminals, put the machine and its terminals in a
shielded room, and post a guard at the door.
- F.T. Gramp and R.H. Morris
BLS