Re: CentOS 7 docs, tutorials, etc...

["Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, October 11, 2014 9:08 am, Igal Sapir wrote:
> On my short list for entertainment/stand up comedy :p

Have you ever heard someone saying "paranoia is on my sysadmin's job
description"? If you don't have an attitude described by that word you
better don't run severs. Not that I would say they will end up
compromised, but the chance of compromise is way higher if you don't
exercise "paranoia" when setting up your server. I bet any sysadmin manual
or book has security chapter which stresses it in similar wording. A few I
learned from did. So, in my book Mr. Always Learning is more suitable as
sysadmin than a person of an attitude you expressed. No offense, just
think it over, thinking it over may help you one day.

Just my $0.02

Valer

>  On Oct 11, 2014 7:03 AM, "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Fri, October 10, 2014 7:20 pm, William Woods wrote:
>> > Whats your mailing address, I will send you some
>> > more tinfoil.
>> >
>> > On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 2014-10-10 at 16:31 -0500, Chris Pemberton wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Did either of you think to crack open your laptop cases and check
>> for
>> >>> embedded key logging hardware on the MB.. it could be in there...
>> that
>> >>> tiny mislabeled capacitor near the USB bus would be a good hiding
>> >>> place... or have you been blindly typing away on those keyboards for
>> >>> several years...?  Does the firmware for your wireless card ever
>> >>> overstep its bounds and poke around a bit... perhaps to collect info
>> >>> from the key logger?  That same wireless firmware could probably
>> have
>> >>> access to your network without your knowledge... Isn't it the
>> >>> government
>> >>> that stipulates that the firmware be distributed in binary form
>> >>> only...?  And be sure to "mute" the mic on your machine... they'd
>> never
>> >>> be smart enough to use the speakers in reverse to accomplish the
>> same
>> >>> thing :)
>> >>
>> >> I avoid using Wifi. My keyboards are changed frequently (one of the
>> >> reasons is some are allergic to tea). My home router is an
>> inquisitive
>> >> Asus AC68U but Wifi is disabled. My trusted firewall is iptables. My
>> >> multiple backups are significant distances away. My HDDs are on
>> pull-out
>> >> caddies. I read all the generated daily reports.
>> >>
>> >> When relatives come, a new name and password are created for Wifi
>> access
>> >> which does not broadcast its presence. There is no access to the LAN.
>> >>
>> >> If anyone is serious about security, it is not the keyboards one
>> should
>> >> worry about but another item that is so common it is always
>> >> 'overlooked'. No further comment :-)
>> >>
>>
>> If I were to hire sysadmin or computer security officer you definitely
>> will be on my short list, much preferred candidate.
>>
>> Valeri
>>
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