Re: Never Hacked or Infected--Yet (Was: Re: End of life for FC12?)

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-- On Thu, 11/11/10, Andras Simon <szajmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 11/11/10, Patrick Bartek <bartek047@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > --- On Wed, 11/10/10, Andras Simon <szajmi@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> [snip]
> >> I hope that you're not deluding yourself...
> >
> > Why would you think I am?
> 
> I'm no expert on intrusion detection, but I'm pretty sure
> that it
> involves much more than gut feelings. A clever cracker will
> make sure
> that you don't experience "the usual indicators".

I run daily cron-jobs, check logs, etc., too, but being familiar with how a system performs is important.  Abnormal performance is a first indicator that something may be wrong.  It does not necessarily mean a virus, etc., but it would make me start checking for a cause. 

> Anyway, even if you use eol'd Fedoras (and I must admit, I
> do, too),
> you should probably not let sensitive data (credit card
> numbers and
> such) anywhere near it.

I never do. Or have. I don't even store e-mail addresses or log-on info for secured sites like banks, businesses, etc. that I need to access.

B
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