Fw: Be on the lookout this week...

[Warren Togami]

Just a little warning.  Be extra careful with security this week...

If you are using any older Linux distribution without upgrading packages,
then you are at risk.  Please be sure to disable un-needed services and/or
upgrade your packages.

Redhat Errata
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/
Mandrake Security Updates
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/
Other people please post URL's to security pages of other distributions.

If you need any help securing your system, please post.

> ----------
> From: Bill Wiecking <bill at mahi.damien.edu>
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:38:00 -1000
>
>     Greetings all.
>
>     As some of you are aware, there is the likelihood of increased
cracking
> activity from various cracking groups within the next few weeks (see wired
> article at http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,43134,00.html).  The
> DoD has raised the INFOCON level to ALPHA.  This means that we all must be
> extra vigilant in detecting any system anomalies and/or attempted
> intrusions.  We are taking steps to temporarily block network traffic from
> possible IP addresses, however if you notice anything unusual, please
report
> it to the security department immediately.  Thank you for your support.
>
>
> --
> Mark Radleigh
> Systems Security Specialist
> Maui High Performance Computing Center
> 550 Lipoa Parkway
> Kihei, HI 96753
>
> (808) 879-5077 x251
> radleigh at mhpcc.edu
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Bill Wiecking
> Manager of Educational Programs
> Maui High Performance Computing Center
> bill at mhpcc.edu
> bill at damien.edu
> wieckingb001 at hawaii.rr.com
> wiecking at mac.com
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