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Originally Posted by dcortez
A 'simple script' may be helpful in detecting and managing shared passwords, but there is NO script to avoid the system resources used by endless brute force (virtually DOS) attacks (part of the hacked password experience) - not to mention the viruses which are constantly put out there just to steal your information. And yes, anti-virus software will fix that too - USUALLY, but NOT always.
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Yes there are scripts that will stop that sort of thing. Look up APF firewall. It'll run on any linux server and is free. It'll stop just about any kind of abuse on a server from brute force and DDOS attacks. Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. There are also other scripts that will work for more specific purposes, tailored to adult webmasters and paysites.
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Originally Posted by dcortez
You can have the best AV software on the planet and incoming trojans can still bog your system down to the point of freezing.
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I don't know if I misunderstood this part or what, but if your system is bogging down to the point of freezing because of emails, you've got something REALLY REALLY wrong with your setup.
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Originally Posted by dcortez
What I find almost more interesting than the issue itself is how the majority of responses on this board (for this issue and others involving best practices and ethics) consistently support and rationalize warez, hackers, and illegal sites as an unstoppable fact of adult webmasterhood and of no consequence to anyone properly suited up - if you get nailed, it's your fault (stupid).
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The bottom line is that your own security is your own problem. There have been hackers since before there was an internet. If you think you or anyone else is going to stop them, you're out of your mind. If you open a store, build it in a bad location, and don't lock all the doors and turn on the alarm before you leave at night, you deserve to be robbed.
I say the same thing to people that bitch about viruses. I've worked with computers for more than 20 years now. I've NEVER lost a SINGLE file on any system I've owned to any virus. And that's because I protect myself. I learn, I watch, I adapt, and I take common sense precautions.
I'm not trying to lay any kind of personal blame on you. But the arguement that "these people need to be stopped" is insane. Porn sites trying to stop hackers from wanting passwords will never be any more effective than the media industries trying to stop file sharing. It simply can't be done. You can bitch all you want about it, but in the end, the only way to make the problem stop is to secure your own servers and sites. There will still be problems for others, but if you set your stuff up correctly, you won't even notice they exist.