[NBLUG/talk] Webmin Future Directions Web Conference, 13 Dec

[Christopher Wagner]

hehe..  You would be *shocked*...  That is why it's so important to
stress to beginners that, while Linux is intrinsicly more secure than
most other network operating systems available, it's still vitally
important to update your packages regularly.

- Chris

Vincent Gonzales wrote:

> Does anyone really have webmin accessible from outside their network
> though?  That just seems intrinsically wrong.
>
> Vince
>
>
> On 11/30/05, *Augie Schwer * <augie.schwer at gmail.com
> <mailto:augie.schwer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 11/30/05, Crawford Rainwater <crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com
>     <mailto:crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com>> wrote:
>     > I received a call from Open Country (sponser of Webmin) this morning
>     > informing me of this web conference with Jamie Cameron (Webmin
>     founder)
>     > title "Webmin Future Directions".  The conference will be 13
>     December
>     > (NOT 6 December as noted on the web site) at 1PM or 4PM PST.
>
>     Speaking of webmin there's a pretty nasty exploit out there:
>
>     http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
>     http://www.webmin.com/security.html
>     http://www.webmin.com/changes.html
>
>     And from what I hear nobody kept the vendors in the loop, so I expect
>     patched packages to take a few days to come out.
>
>     Augie.
>
>
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