[WEB4LIB] Hacking Linux websites

[Andrew I. Mutch]

One point that was not mentioned but would be worth someone's time to
explore is a comparison of the severity of the hack of a Linux box versus
a Windows box. The typical IIS hack is often indicative of someone who has
full control over the Windows OS.I doubt that occurs to the same degree
with Linux simply due to the nature of the OS. But it would be worth
exploring. What is not new news is that administrators who don't keep
their servers patched are going to pay for it.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI



On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Dan Lester wrote:

> This from today's ComputerWorld.
> 
> And NO, I have no interest in getting into a discussion of the pros
> and cons of the different OSes, having a flame war, etc.  Just thought
> it would be of interest.
> 
> dan
> 
> Sharp Rise In Web Site Defacements On Linux Servers
> 
> Defacements of Linux-based Web sites this year already outnumber all
> of last year, while Microsoft IIS-based site defacements are down.
> 
> http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C72867%2C0.html?nlid=WS
> 
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