| Date: | Fri, 30 Jun 2000 10:17:40 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM |
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| From: | kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM |
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| Subject: | SECURITY: Universities urged to bar telnet and ftp |
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Another in my rants against the continued use of insecure protocols such
as telnet and ftp. The Chronicle of Higher Education carries an article
advising colleges and universities to stop using telnet and ftp due to
inherent security risks in the protocols. Good reading:
http://www.chronicle.com/free/2000/06/2000062701t.htm
Privacy Expert Advises Colleges to Bar 2 Popular Internet Tools
By FLORENCE OLSEN
A computer-privacy expert warned colleges Sunday against continuing to
use two popular Internet tools -- Telnet and File Transfer Protocol
-- because they offer easy routes for unauthorized people to gain
access to personal data on campus networks.
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Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself
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