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Ask Fyodor Your Network Security Questions

Posted by Roblimo on from the sometiems-a-thumb-and-blanket-aren't-enough dept.

Fyodor is the driving force behind Insecure.org and the top-rated Nmap network exploration and security auditing tool. He's also involved in The Honeynet Project (and is a coauthor of the project's book, Honeynet: Revealing the Security Tools, Tactics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community). One question per post, please. We'll run Fyodor's answers to 10 of the highest-moderated questions as soon as he gets them back to us.

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  1. My security question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's your account name and password? I'll trade you a two color, ballpoint pen with a logo on it for it.

  2. Security Problem by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 4, Funny

    I keep getting connections to my box from this bastard, at all sorts of ports. What can I do to find out where he is?

    His IP address is 127.0.0.1

    Any advice from Fyodor or the Slashdot community?

    1. Re:Security Problem by xchino · · Score: 5, Funny

      See if you can make a CIFS/SMB connection to his box, try your username and password (He probably stole those too!) and then go crazy deleting stuff.

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      Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that yours is stupid.
    2. Re:Security Problem by rixster · · Score: 1, Funny

      If that doesn't work, then make sure you firewall yourself against those attacks. Probably best not to do it via the console, but telnet in via another machine. Watch out though - if (s)he's sharp (s)he'll probably block that firewall the moment you can those network connections - I'm afraid you may have to rebuild your machine if (s)he's that far entrenched

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    3. Re:Security Problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Bwahahahahahahaha. His name is local host. Do a google search for him. He shouldn't be too hard to find.

    4. Re:Security Problem by Quill_28 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Flood 127.134.232.121

      That always stops the 127.0.0.1 hacker

  3. OS Identification by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What OS am I running?

  4. Re:If you could change one thing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    POWER SWITCH TO OFF POSITION.

    It's the latest craze in blanket security contracts offered by major firms!

  5. Re:What's your ratio of love:hate mail? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What's your ratio of love:hate mail?

    He probably doesn't know - all the spam drowns out everything else :)

  6. Re:Weakest link: Between systems and people by stratjakt · · Score: 2, Funny

    TCPA has nothing to do with Microsoft or digital content. It's a hardware spec. How it's used is up to the user.

    You're being fooled by slashbot FUD.

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    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  7. Re:Linux Booth Babe and Sdem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, no. Your non-existent self-proclaimed Troll High Council is just a pale wannabe imitation of the real non-existent Troll High Council, which, of course, doesn't exist either, but if it did, would have had MUCH better things to worry about that the silly little SDEM incident.