Members bassguy Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 i just went on to see if they have nething new in and theres a big message from a hacker.... why do people do this....
Members mounds Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 a sysadmin's point of view.. assuming it was a lame security exploit or scripting exploit, then i'd have to say it's the fault of both the admin and the person who defaced the site. if the admin had patched his/her box and audited his security, he wouldn't have had some dumbass kid using the holes to his/her advantage. it's like leaving your front door open and complaining when you get robbed--sure, you got robbed, and that blows, but maybe you should have locked the door and set the alarm. (thelowend.net ?)
Members Jazz Ad Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 There isn't such thing as a secured system and site. Just like there isn't a secured house or building. I you want to get in, you do. It's only a matter of skills.
Members bholder Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 Originally posted by Jazz Ad There isn't such thing as a secured system and site.Just like there isn't a secured house or building.I you want to get in, you do. It's only a matter of skills. Well, yes, but it's not just one sided, it's the skills of the intruder vs. the skills of the defender(s). Well built systems are much harder to hack (by orders of magnitude). The state of security (or lack thereof) in the PC world is not the state of security in computing overall, and we have mostly Microsoft to thank for giving the public a bad impression of computer security overall.
Members bassman1956 Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 Okay, I understand the issue is computer security here. But, I was just at the site thelowend.net, and I didn't see anything hacked. Just currious, what are you referring to?
Members bassguy Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Posted October 30, 2005 the site where he sells all the new and used basses? it might have been fixed?
Members Undertoad Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 Originally posted by bholder Well, yes, but it's not just one sided, it's the skills of the intruder vs. the skills of the defender(s). Well built systems are much harder to hack (by orders of magnitude). That said, all systems are vulnerable and the worst sysadmins believe their systems are 100% secure.
Members bonscottvocals Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 Originally posted by Undertoad That said, all systems are vulnerable and the worst sysadmins believe their systems are 100% secure. Just like the worst bass players are those who think they're at their full potential. If you're continually working to improve, then you're a step ahead each day.
Members zomawia Posted October 30, 2005 Members Posted October 30, 2005 Yea my band's message board was hacked also.
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