AustinK5.net HACKED!

[85mudblazin]

Well I have been bored as hell so I thought I would venture over here. It's been a long time but I need something to do while at work.

At work hahahahhha good one

 

[NerdBoy]

It isn't necessarily the board software that is the problem. The fact that its "purchased" or "free" board software is irrelevant. There are many ways to get into a server OTHER than through the board software to do damage.

CK5 could have the latest and greatest board software, but if the rest of the server that the board is hosted on has vulnerabilities, then the board software isn't going to help jack.

EVERYTHING on a server needs to be consistently updated, patched, and unused services need to be shut down. It takes time, knowledge, and a diligent admin to stay on top of an entire server.

You have a really good point, but, truthfully, you are never 100% secure from being hacked. It happens. And, if this is running on a Microsoft server (I haven't checked, but there are ways of finding out) the patches generally come *after* a "hacker" finds a security hole, even if Microsoft knows about it before it happens. It's just the way they release their patches. It's like locking your doors with a deadbolt. If someone *really* wants to get in, they still can.
Remember, locks are for honest people, and mostly serve to deter. Nothing is 100% secure.

 

[CK5]

It isn't necessarily the board software that is the problem. The fact that its "purchased" or "free" board software is irrelevant. There are many ways to get into a server OTHER than through the board software to do damage.

CK5 could have the latest and greatest board software, but if the rest of the server that the board is hosted on has vulnerabilities, then the board software isn't going to help jack.

EVERYTHING on a server needs to be consistently updated, patched, and unused services need to be shut down. It takes time, knowledge, and a diligent admin to stay on top of an entire server.

I think what I said was taken out of context about the free software, anything can and will be hacked. I simply ment If I lock the door to my house and my neighbor doesn't and someone is looking for easy entry, more than likely my neighbor will have more to deal with than me.

I am not going to get into all the things that an Admin has to do but one of the best things you can do is to have the proper backups so if the worst case does happen you can simply restore everything.

 

[85mudblazin]

wahhoooo its back up