serw30@gibson.cioe.com wrote: > >1) Network security is a key to a secure working enviroment. Do not > >leave simple things uncovered. example Novell is a batchfile OS so > >secure it, do not allow users to execute it's sudo-dos commands. > > 2. I'm not a windows expert but i've hear NT has a good passwd > >program unlike Novell which is all text based. 'last I heard, it allowed access if you mistyped your password a couple/few times. > position is much better than someone trying to pull off a simple social > engineering ploy. The trick is detecting a change in their actions or > routines that will indicate a willingness to abuse the system. Does anyone > profile known abusers after the fact, to determine some common theme of > behavior amongst them? The common behavior is: they all break into systems. Ya gotta be careful when setting up "cracker profiles"; there's a pretty high potential for misuse.