Re: access as/400 database files w/Visual Basic 6

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very valid point.  Linux is given credit for its better security, but if you
have a half brain dead admin,  they will screw up any system, NT or Linux.

The problem with NT is that there are way too many "paper" professionals
that really don't know what they are doing.

Honestly, would you feel safe in the security of your AS/400 if it was run
by someone that only had a one week crash course to pass a certification? Of
course not.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: RE: access as/400 database files w/Visual Basic 6


> A _well managed_ IIS box is rather secure. Things like Nimda and Code Red
> have given IIS a bad name, but there were fixes available for these issues
> long before they became a problem. There have been memory leaks in certain
> plug-ins for IIS (.HTR comes to mind) but any web-facing IIS box should
have
> had those extensions removed before it was placed on the net.
Unfortunately,
> like more MS stuff, IIS is shipped with everything enabled, you must
disable
> what you don't use. If you've done your homework then an IIS box is about
as
> secure as any other web server out there.