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Special Forums Cybersecurity Maybe a security problem involving Linux hosts Post 302980298 by Neo on Friday 26th of August 2016 01:11:03 AM

08-26-2016

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Originally Posted by SInt

.... I hope none of you guys reacts now how most people reacted: "this guy is crazy, give him more meds" or something. I know it sounds crazy and it is crazy. But lets say my observations are correct where could the entry point be for an attacker?

Risk is based on many factors, which include:

Threat
Vulnerability
Criticality

If I read your post correctly, it sounds like you feel like there is a threat based on your interaction with some groups on the net and your systems are vulnerable. So, the main question which remains is how critical is the Linux computer system you are worried about?

If the system is really important and a breach would amount to serious loss, then you should really consider getting a professional to help you.

If the system has nothing important running on it; then you could just rebuild it from a scratch if you are worried.

If the system has backups, you could recover the system from a backup that was from a time prior to the hacking incident being discovered.

There are lots of options and the way you move forward depending on the risk profile of the system and that depends on the intersection of the three areas I mentioned above (1) threat, (2) vulnerability and (3) criticality.

Last edited by rbatte1; 08-26-2016 at 04:28 AM.. Reason: Converted text based numbered list for formatted numbered list

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NAME

       POE::Component::IRC::Plugin::NickServID - A PoCo-IRC plugin which identifies with NickServ when needed

SYNOPSIS

	use POE::Component::IRC::Plugin::NickServID;

	$irc->plugin_add( 'NickServID', POE::Component::IRC::Plugin::NickServID->new(
	    Password => 'opensesame'
	));

DESCRIPTION

       POE::Component::IRC::Plugin::NickServID is a POE::Component::IRC plugin. It identifies with NickServ on connect and when you change your
       nick, if your nickname matches the supplied password.

       Note: If you have a cloak and you don't want to be seen without it, make sure you don't join channels until after you've identified
       yourself. If you use the AutoJoin plugin, it will be taken care of for you.

METHODS

   "new"
       Arguments:

       'Password', the NickServ password.

       Returns a plugin object suitable for feeding to POE::Component::IRC's plugin_add() method.

OUTPUT EVENTS

   "irc_identified"
       This event will be sent when you have identified with NickServ. No arguments are passed with it.

AUTHOR

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perl v5.14.2							    2011-12-07			      POE::Component::IRC::Plugin::NickServID(3pm)