Re:Ask HN: My Linux server was hacked
by mobiplayer on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:54AM
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Why #4?
I know sysadmins that love to disable ICMP, hence why I consider it a terrible way to test or benchmark anything, but why do you think it should be disabled?
When I scan a network or a host my muscle memory types -P0 just after nmap, so I thought ignoring pings was more a hassle than a security advantage these days... But I might be wrong :)
I know sysadmins that love to disable ICMP, hence why I consider it a terrible way to test or benchmark anything, but why do you think it should be disabled?
When I scan a network or a host my muscle memory types -P0 just after nmap, so I thought ignoring pings was more a hassle than a security advantage these days... But I might be wrong :)