Re: [cobalt-security] Am I missing something here

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Steve Mansfield" <slm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Over the last 2 weeks we have had 6 Cobalts on our network HACKED!!!

Out of the box the servers are not secure.  That's pretty much the case for
most server and PC operating systems.  You bought a toaster oven, not an
armored truck.  You need to secure the box yourself, hire someone to do it
for you or cross your fingers, spin the barrel, pull the trigger and hope
the chamber that's on deck isn't loaded.  If you post some details about the
security solution you had in place some of us migh be able to help.  And
it's always possible your on an untrusted network with someone sniffing your
traffic.  We need more details.  And I do sympathize with your frustration.
I do a lot of security work for clients and based on my experience there's
been a significant increase in the frequency of hacked Cobalt servers over
the last year.

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
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