[Malvern] Root-kits in Linux.

[Richard Forster]

Thanks Geoff. I hadn't scrolled that far down the list of today's stories.

Yawn. Nothing out of the ordinary. People run services on internet 
connected computers. People run too many services. People use weak 
passwords. People don't regularly update. People don't use use Mandatory 
Access Control systems like SELinux or AppArmor. People don't use funky 
dynamic firewall rules that block you for 60 minutes after 3 failed 
attempts. etc etc



Geoff Bagley wrote:
> Richard Forster wrote:
>> Link to the news item?
>>
>> Geoff Bagley wrote:
> Hi Rick,
> 
> The original hit was on today's Slashdot  "Cracked Linux Boxes Used to 
> Wield Windows Botnets"
> quoting an article in Thursday's  computerworld.co.nz   "eBay Phishers 
> getting better organised, using Linux".
> 
> This was attributed to Dave Cullinane (of eBay)  at a  _Microsoft 
> sponsored security symposium.
> 
> Maybe that says it all :-) 
> 
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