security issues.....

[ross <nospam [at] virgin.net>]

i recently read an article in pc answers about security settings on
pc's....

a website (HTTP://GRC.COM/) CLAIMS TO BE ABLE TO CHECK YOUR PC'S
SECURITY.

I GAVE IT A TRY WITH MY DUAL BOOT PC (WIN98/LINUX SUSE6.3) AND FOUND
LINUX SECURE IN THE GENERAL CHECK AND WINDOWS VERY VUNERABLE ... NO
SURPRIZE THERE!

I THEN CARRIED OUT THE TEST ON PORTS AND FOUND WIN98 TO BE ACCEPTABLE
BUT LINUX FAILED ON SEVERAL PORTS.....
PORT 21-FTP
PORT 23-TELNET
PORT 79-FINGER
PORT 110-POP3

THEY CLAIM MY PC IS VUNERABLE TO UNSOLISETED ACCESS.

I WOULD BE INTERSTED TO HEAR ANYONE'S COMMENTS ON THIS.

WOULD IT BE PAEANOIA TO CHASE SOLUTIONS TO THESE ACCESS BREACHES?

ARE ALL LINUX/UNIX MACHINES PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF INTERAGATION?

ARE THE FINDINGS OF THE SITE A FALSE REPRESENTATION OF OUT OF THE BOX
LINUX SECURITY LEVELS?

ROSS

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