Re: [ccp4bb]: Security, Firewalls etc.

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Everything Kevin said, plus:

Operate under the assumption that either a nefarious evildoer or a fire 
will eventually get to your computer.  Do backups regularly, preferably 
incremental ones to a remote computer (ie., another building) daily.  
Then for the most crucial stuff, copy to a CD, DVD or external drive and 
take it home with you and stick it in a firesafe.  The higher the 
multiplicity of your backups, the more likely you will survive the 
inevitable disaster intact.  Remember, those who are really good at 
breaking in never get detected..., or, to quote Henry Kissinger, "It is 
when you stop being paranoid; that's when they get you."

Bill Scott



On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 07:30 AM, Dr Peter C E Moody wrote:

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> Not really CCP4, but is there a consensus about the appropriate level of
> security for a PX lab? We had someone use our RAID server to try and
> launch attacks on various people (such as the US treasury) and to
> re-distribute mp3 files. The University disconnected us 'till we sort 
> out
> the problem.
> Do you all have firewalls or rely on keeping your operating systems up 
> to
> date? Is Smoothwall on a PC enough? How much will it cost, and how easy
> is it to set up? How do you manage to log in and ftp data from
> synchrotrons without allowing in hackers?
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> Any help/advice appreciated, Peter
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