On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 11:01:15PM +0200, Jan Vroonhof wrote:
> localhost still have access). I think you are more or less safe as
> long as you don't do stupid things with xhosts.
xhost + anyone?
> > (6) I'd like to be able to respond to a port scan attempt in real-time,
> > and possibly stop it altogether.
> > What programs are available in debian to do this ?
> I don't think there is much you can do about it, at least not quickly.
> port scans are so common that a lot of people think it isn't worth the
> hassle.
Have a look arond securityfocus.com - there are several tools which will
automatically blackhole based on various rules.
> > Thanks for reading the email (if you made it this far!). I definitely
> > intend to take security of my system more seriously from now.
> I know the feeling. The first time I connect our lap-top to the
> network at my girl-friends work I got portscanned after 15 minutes or
> so. It is scary.
Speaking of which, does anyone have recommendations for logfile
scanners?
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