[Lincs] lug.org.uk has been compromised!

[Grahame.Mulliss at ulh.nhs.uk]

[Grahame] Is this a actual "Linux" security problem because it sounds
like an Apache security issue to me...

>This just compounds two previous points. The first being an age old 
>argument over the security of Linux and the second being should we be 
>hosting with large providers.

[Grahame] I have to agree with this comment below, but I've still not
found a commercial provider who offers that level of service... sad but
true.

Hosting it ourselves is an interesting idea but brings up it a couple of
issues... namely who's willing to host it?

>My personal belief of a service providor is that you should be on a 
>personal level with the people who have root over you - you shouldn't 
>just be able to say "the admins have been informed" you should be able 
>to turn around to your dependees and say "I've talked to splat this 
>morning and they say they've got a {person of non specific gender} on
it 
>and its all going to be ok". Maybe I'm just old fashioned though.

_______________________________________________
Lincs mailing list
Lincs at mailman.lug.org.uk
http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lincs