> Hi,
> I was using a Linux system (Red Hat 5.1) at my office and after a few
> weeks it got hacked. [..]
> I would like to know what
> precautions to take this time. Is there a check list that could help
> me? Previously, I had no security measures on, had anonymous ftp,
> sendmail and httpd running (as root :-( ).
You've got work to do:-(
References: http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/index3.shtml (EXCELLENT)
http://redhat-security.seifried.org/section01/index.html
http://sysfail.org/sekurity/skull-ln.htm
These will get you started.
Good luck.
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Howard Mann
http://www.xmission.com/~howardm
(a LINUX website for newbies)